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Akhay Kumar Andia @ Babaji Andia v. State of Odisha

Orissa HC25 Jun 2026ABLAPL/6981/2026

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What is this about?

ABLAPL No.6981 of 2026; High Court of Orissa at Cuttack; Justice R.K. Pattanaik; anticipatory/pre-arrest bail; Section 482 BNSS; Section 109 BNSS; Dhamanagar P.S. Case No.195 of 2026; C.T. Case No.396 of 2026; J.M.F.C. (G.N.) Dhamanagar; parity with co-accused Dhirendra Andia; bail bond Rs.20,000/-; one solvent surety; surrender within a fortnight; State of Odisha; Akshaya Kumar Andia @ Babaji.

What did the court decide?

Conditional release on bail: petitioner to surrender before learned J.M.F.C. (G.N.), Dhamanagar within a fortnight in connection with C.T. Case No.396 of 2026 corresponding to Dhamanagar P.S. Case No.195 of 2026, and on surrender to be released on bail upon furnishing a bail bond of Rs.20,000/- with one solvent surety for the like amount, with such other conditions imposed as deemed just and proper. ¶21

Akhay Kumar Andia @ Babaji Andia Vs State of Odisha — Anticipatory Bail | Orissa HC (2026)

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Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner, being similarly situated to co-accused Dhirendra Andia who is already on bail, should be granted pre-arrest (anticipatory) bail in connection with Dhamanagar P.S. Case No.195 of 2026 (C.T. Case No.396 of 2026).

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Court's answer

Recording that co-accused Dhirendra Andia is on bail and that the petitioner is similarly situated, and considering the allegations in the FIR, the Court extended parity to the petitioner even though a case under Section 109 BNSS is registered, with the objection of the State noted down.

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Ratio / Principle

The ABLAPL was disposed of with the direction that if the petitioner surrenders before the court of learned J.M.F.C. (G.N.), Dhamanagar within a fortnight in connection with C.T. Case No.396 of 2026 corresponding to Dhamanagar P.S. Case No.195 of 2026, he shall be released on bail upon furnishing a bail bond of Rs.20,000/- with one solvent surety for the like amount, along with such other conditions as deemed just and proper.

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Pre-arrest bail (S.482 BNSS) - parity with co-accused: Petitioner sought anticipatory bail in Dhamanagar P.S. Case No.195 of 2026 (registered under S.109 BNSS), pending as C.T. Case No.396 of 2026 before learned J.M.F.C. (G.N.), Dhamanagar. Co-accused Dhirendra Andia was already on bail vide an ABLAPL; the Court, finding the petitioner similarly situated and considering the allegations in the FIR, extended parity notwithstanding the State's objection, which was noted down. The ABLAPL was disposed of with the direction that on surrender before the J.M.F.C. (G.N.), Dhamanagar within a fortnight, the petitioner shall be released on bail upon furnishing a bail bond of Rs.20,000/- with one solvent surety for the like amount, along with such other conditions as deemed just and proper.

Akhay Kumar Andia @ Babaji Andia v. State of Odisha

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