IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

BLAPL No. 11042 of 2025

Sonjit Bhownik @ Sanjit Bhowmick … Petitioner

Mr. D.K. Mohapatra, Advocate

along with

Mr. S.K. Dashmohapatra, Advocate

-versus-

State of Odisha … Opposite Party

Mr. A.K. Nayak, Advocate(OPID)

CORAM:

JUSTICE G. SATAPATHY

ORDER(ORAL)

06.01.2026

Order No

03. IA No. 1177 of 2025 & BLAPL No. 11042 of 2025

1. This matter is taken up through Hybrid

Arrangement (Virtual/Physical Mode).

2. In view of the submission as advanced for the Petitioner, the IA No. 1177 of 2025 stands disposed of

as not pressed.

3. This is an application U/S. 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarika Surakshya Sanhita, 2023 (in short, “BNSS”) by the petitioner for grant of bail in connection with CT Case No. 01 of 2017 arising out of Bhubaneswar PS Case No. 21 of 2016 pending in the Court of learned Presiding Officer, Designated Court under OPID Act, Cuttack for commission of offences punishable U/Ss.4/5/6 of PCMCS(Banning) Act, r/w Section 6 of OPID Act, on the main allegation of cheating the innocent investors by collecting investment from them

on the assurance of giving high returns and running the financial institution without any authority.

4. Heard, Mr. Dillip Kumar Mohapatra,