Orissa High Court
ABLAPL/9157/2026 of SONA @ DHIRAJ LENKA Vs STATE OF ODISHA on 13 August 2026
of 3 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No.9157 of 2026 CNR No. ODHC010584822026 1. Sona @ Dhiraj Lenka 2. Bulu @ Binod Kumar Lenka 3. Tikan @ Binaya Kumar Lenka 4. Rames @ Biswaranjan Jena 5. Umesh @ Jyotiranjan Jena …. Petitioners Mr. B. Dalai, Advocate -versus- 1. State of
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
ABLAPL No.9157 of 2026
CNR No. ODHC010584822026
1. Sona @ Dhiraj
Lenka
2. Bulu @ Binod Kumar
Lenka
3. Tikan @ Binaya
Kumar Lenka
4. Rames @
Biswaranjan Jena
5. Umesh @
Jyotiranjan Jena
….
Petitioners
Mr. B. Dalai, Advocate
-versus-
1. State of Odisha
2. Dharmananda
Behera
….
Opposite Parties
Mr. S.K. Lenka, ASC
CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH
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ORDER
13.08.2026
01. 1. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioners and learned counsel for the State.
2. The Petitioners are seeking pre-arrest bail in connection with C.T. Case No.199 of 2026 pending on the file of learned Additional District and Sessions Judge-cum-Special Court (SC/ST (PoA) Act, Cuttack, arising out of Govindpur P.S. Case No.161 of 2026
for commission of offences punishable under Sections 126(2)/ 296/ 115(2)/ 351(2)/ 3(5) of BNS read with Section 3(1)(r)/ 3(1)(s)/ 3(2)(va) of SC/ST (PoA) Act.
3. In the light of the order passed by this Court in the case of Pramod Kumar Ray and others Vrs. State of Odisha, (2017) 67 OCR 309, this ABLAPL is disposed of with the following directions.
The Petitioners shall surrender before the learned Court in seisin in the aforesaid case within three weeks from today. Seven days before the surrender of the Petitioners before the said Court, the Petitioners or their counsel shall serve a copy of the bail application or such number of copies of the bail application on the learned Public Prosecutor/Special Public Prosecutor, as required by him, for the purpose of notice to the Victim and/or Informant.
4. Taking into consideration the nature of the offence as alleged against the Petitioners, it is directed that they shall be released on interim bail by the learned Court in seisin, on the same day they surrender in the aforesaid case, pending disposal of the bail application on merit, on such terms and conditions as deemed just and proper including the following conditions:-
I) The Petitioners shall appear before the I.O. once in a week on the date and time fixed by the said I.O. until further order by the learned Court in seisin;
II) The Petitioners shall not threaten, induce or coerce any witnesses of this case or the Victim; and
III) The Petitioners shall not involve himself in similar or any other offence during currency of this order.
5. Within two weeks of appearance of the Victim and/or Informant, the matter shall be considered and disposed of on its own merits.
6. The ABLAPL accordingly stands disposed of.
(V. NARASINGH)
Judge
Soumya Digitally Signed Signed by: SOUMYA RANJAN SAMAL Reason: Authentication Location: High Court of Orissa Date: 14-Aug-2026 17:42:56 Signature Not Verified