Orissa High Court
ABLAPL/14776/2025 of JITENDRA SAMANTARAY Vs STATE OF ODISHA on 24 December 2025
of 2 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No. 14776 of 2025 1. Jitendra Samantaray 2. Balaram Samantaray 3. Binod Samantaray 4. Kamalakanta Mohanty 5. Bhabani Badi …. Petitioners Mr. J.K. Majhi, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Mr. S.K. Lenka, ASC CORAM:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
ABLAPL No. 14776 of 2025
1. Jitendra Samantaray
2. Balaram Samantaray
3. Binod Samantaray
4. Kamalakanta Mohanty
5. Bhabani Badi
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Petitioners
Mr. J.K. Majhi, Advocate
-versus-
State of Odisha
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Opposite Party
Mr. S.K. Lenka, ASC
CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH
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ORDER
24.12.2025
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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.1132 of 2025 pending on the file of learned J.M.F.C., Basta arising out of Baliapal P.S. Case No.366 of 2025 for commission of offences punishable under Sections 296/ 115(2)/ 318(2)/ 69/ 351(3)/ 3(5) of BNS.
3. It is submitted by the learned counsel that the Petitioners have been implicated only because they are related to principal accused.
4. It is further submitted that taking into account the role ascribed to the present Petitioners, they may be protected by pre-arrest bail.
5. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for pre-arrest bail.
6. Taking into account the nature of allegation qua the Petitioners, this Court directs that on surrendering within three weeks hence and moving for bail, the Petitioners shall be released on bail by the learned Court in seisin on such terms as deemed just and proper.
7. It is needless to state that the Petitioners shall cooperate with the ongoing investigation.
8. Accordingly, the ABLAPL stands disposed of.
9. U.C.C. as per rules.
(V. NARASINGH)
Judge Santoshi
Digitally Signed Signed by: SANTOSHI LENKA Reason: Authentication Location: High Court of Orissa, Cuttack Date: 25-Dec-2025 11:45:54 Signature Not Verified