IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK BLAPL No.12768 of 2025 Ajay Rout …. Petitioner Mr. Durgadatta Mohapatra, Advocate -versus-

State of Odisha …. Opp. Party Mr. Jateswar Nayak, Addl. Government Advocate CORAM:

JUSTICE S.K. SAHOO

ORDER

Order No. 23.12.2025

02. This matter is taken up through Hybrid arrangement (video conferencing/physical mode).

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

This is an application under section 483 of B.N.S.S. in connection with P.R. No.264 of 2025-26 of the E.I. & E.B., Unit-1, Cuttack corresponding to 2(a) C.C. Case No.82 of 2025 pending in the Court of learned Sessions Judge -cum- Special Judge, Cuttack for alleged commission of offence under section 21(b)

of the N.D.P.S. Act.

The petitioner moved an application for bail before the Court of learned Sessions Judge -cum-

Special Judge, Cuttack, which was rejected on

25.11.2025.

Considering the submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is in judicial custody since 31.07.2025 and the quantity of brown sugar stated to have been seized from the possession of the petitioner is lesser than the commercial quantity and therefore, bar under section 37 of the N.D.P.S. Act is not applicable and further submission that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as per the report of the Inspector in- charge of Kandarpur police station, Cuttack UPD and after going through the documents filed by the learned counsel for the petitioner and on hearing the learned counsel for the State, I am inclined to release the petitioner on bail.

Let the petitioner be released on bail in the aforesaid case on furnishing a bail bond of Rs.50,000/- (rupees fifty thousand) with two local solvent sureties each for the like amount to the satisfaction of the learned Court in seisin over the matter with further conditions as the learned Court may deem just and proper including the conditions that the petitioner shall appear before the learned trial Court on each date to which the case is posted for trial, shall not indulge in any criminal activities in any manner and shall not try to tamper with the prosecution evidence.

Violation of any of the conditions shall entail cancellation of bail.

Accordingly, the BLAPL is disposed of.

Urgent certified copy of this order be granted on proper application.

( S.K. Sahoo)

RKM Judge Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed Signed by: RABINDRA KUMAR MISHRA Designation: Personal Assistant Reason: Authentication Location: HIGH COURT OF ORISSA, CUTTACK Date: 23-Dec-2025 17:29:24