Brishnu Ray vs State Of Odisha .... Opposite Party
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Brishnu Ray vs State Of Odisha .... Opposite Party on 25 July, 2025

Author: V. Narasingh

Bench: V. Narasingh

              IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

                       ABLAPL No.8251 of 2025

         Brishnu Ray                  ....           Petitioner
                                      Mr. P.K. Das, Advocate
                                -versus-

         State of Odisha              ....      Opposite Party
                                           Mr. C.R. Swain, AGA

                            CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH

                                 ORDER

Order                          25.07.2025
No.
01.     1.      Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner and

learned counsel for the State.

2. The Petitioner is seeking pre-arrest bail in connection with T.R. Case No.05 of 2021 pending in the Court of learned Addl. Sessions Judge, Umermkote, Nabarangpur, arising out of Umermkote P.S. Case No.82 of 2021 for alleged commission of offence punishable under Sections 20(b)(ii)(C) and 29 of NDPS Act.

3. Taking into account the nature of allegations it is submitted by the learned counsel for the State that the learned counsel for the Petitioner seeks release, inter alia, relying on the judgment of the Apex Court in the case of Tofan Singh vrs. State of Tamil Nadu, reported in (2021) 4 SCC 1.

4. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for pre-arrest bail.

5. Taking into account the background in which the allegations have been levelled, nascent stage of investigation and the quantity of contraband(ganja) involved being about seven quintals, also keeping in view the Bar contained under Section 37(1)(b)(ii) of NDPS Act, this Court is not inclined to entertain the application for pre-arrest bail.

6. Accordingly, the ABLAPL stands rejected.

(V. NARASINGH) Judge

Jina

Designation: Junior Stenographer Reason: Authentication Location: High Court of Orissa Date: 25-Jul-2025 20:58:29