Orissa High Court
Uttam Kumar Sharma vs State Of Odisha …. Opposite Party(S) on 2 May, 2026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
ABLAPL No.2670 of 2026
Uttam Kumar Sharma .... Petitioner(s)
Mr. Pabitra Kumar Nayak, Advocate
-versus-
State of Odisha .... Opposite Party(s)
Mr. Debaraj Mohanty, AGA
CORAM: JUSTICE SIBO SANKAR MISHRA
ORDER
Order No. 02.05.2026 02. 1. Heard.
2. The petitioner is seeking pre-arrest bail in
connection with Bandamunda P.S. Case No.86 of 2026
corresponding to G.R. Case No.338 of 2026 registered
for alleged commission of offences punishable under
Sections 318(4)/340(2)/336(3)/61(2)/112(2) of the
BNS, 2023, read with Sections 3/4/5 of Orissa
Prevention of Gambling Act, 1954 r/w Section
66(C)/66(D) of the I.T. Act, 2000, pending in the Court
of the learned J.M.F.C. (R), Rourkela.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner, on instruction
from the petitioner, submits that except the present
bail application, no other bail application of the
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petitioner is pending in any other Court relating to the
aforesaid F.I.R.
4. At the outset, Mr. Mohanty, learned Additional
Government Advocate appearing for the State submits
that the petitioner has three criminal antecedents.
5. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that
out of three criminal antecedents, in one of the cases
he has already been acquitted. Learned counsel for the
petitioner also submits that except the present
petitioner, all other co-accused persons have already
been admitted to bail. Therefore, the petitioner is
entitled to parity.
6. Be that as it may, in view of the criminal
antecedents of the petitioner, I am not inclined to grant
anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Hence, the
anticipatory bail application is rejected. However, it is
open for the petitioner to surrender before the trial
Court and move regular bail application taking all the
grounds including the ground of parity. If such regular
bail application is moved by the petitioner before the
Court below, the same shall be considered by the
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Courts below on merits in accordance with law on the
dame day.
7. It is open for the petitioner to urge all the
grounds in the regular bail application including the
ground of parity.
8. With the aforementioned observation, the
ABLAPL is disposed of.
(S.S. Mishra)
Judge
Subhasis
Signature Not Verified
Digitally Signed
Signed by: SUBHASIS MOHANTY
Designation: Personal Assistant
Reason: Authentication
Location: High Court of Orissa, Cuttack.
Date: 02-May-2026 16:07:20
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