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Order dated 13.12.2024 of the Orissa High Court (Justice Savitri Ratho, single-judge bench) disposing of two consolidated bail applications, BLAPL No. 2830 of 2024 (Prasanta Naik) and BLAPL No. 2831 of 2024 (Prasanta Patra), against the State of Odisha. Counsel K.C. Sarangi reported he could not obtain instructions or contact the petitioners' wives or lower-court counsel. Reports of the J.M.F.C., Bhapur dated 22.10.2024 and 07.12.2024 recorded that the petitioners, though granted bail during pendency of these very applications, were back in custody. The Court disposed of the applications, granting liberty to move the court below for bail afresh, and ordered a copy of the order sent to the J.M.F.C., Bhapur for communication to the petitioners in custody. Keywords: bail afresh, disposal of bail application, renewed custody, J.M.F.C. Bhapur, communication to inmate, BLAPL.