Orissa High Court
ABLAPL/9159/2026 of DILU @ DIPTI RANJAN SAHOO Vs STATE OF ODISHA on 13 August 2026
of 3 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No.9159 of 2026 CNR No. ODHC010588032026 1. Dilu @ Dipti Ranjan Sahoo 2. Bikas Sahoo …. Petitioners Mr. S. Mohanty, Advocate -versus- 1. State of Odisha 2. Pradip Mallick …. Opposite Parties Mr. U.C. Jena, ASC CORAM: JUSTICE V.
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
ABLAPL No.9159 of 2026
CNR No. ODHC010588032026
1. Dilu @ Dipti Ranjan
Sahoo
2. Bikas Sahoo
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Petitioners
Mr. S. Mohanty, Advocate
-versus-
1. State of Odisha
2. Pradip Mallick
….
Opposite Parties
Mr. U.C. Jena, 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. Special Case No.555 of 2026 pending on the file of learned P.O., Special Court under SC/ST (PoA) Act, Cuttack, arising out of Niali P.S. Case No.123 of 2026 for commission of offences punishable under Sections 126(2)/ 296/ 115(2)/ 303(2)/ 351(2)/ 3(5) of BNS, 2023 read with Sec- 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s), 3(2)(va) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act,
1989, (Amendment-2015) (herein after referred to as the '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