CUTTACK, India, July 17 -- Orissa High Court issued the following order on June 22:

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

BLAPL No.211 of 2026

Prasanta Kumar Behera @ Prasant ... Petitioner

Mr. J. Sahoo, Advocate

-versus-

State of Orissa ... Opposite Party

Mr. T.K. Acharya, Addl. PP

CORAM:

JUSTICE G. SATAPATHY

Order No. 04

ORDER (ORAL)

22.06.2026

I.A. No. 468 of 2026

1. This matter is taken up through Hybrid Arrangement (Virtual/Physical Mode).

2. This is an application by the petitioner for grant of interim bail to attend the post obsequies of his late mother, who is stated to have died on 16.06.2026.

3. Heard, Mr. Jyotirmaya Sahoo, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. T.K. Acharya, learned Additional Public Prosecutor in the matter and perused the record.

4. After having considered the rival submissions and on going through the averments taken in the IA together with the documents annexed thereto, since the petitioner seeks for interim bail to attend the post obsequies of his late mother, who is stated to have died on 16.06.2026, this Court while keeping the regular bail application pending, admits the Petitioner to interim bail purely on humanitarian ground for a period of ten (10) days w.e.f. the date of his actual release on bail on such terms and condition as deems fit and proper by the Court in seisin over the matter including the condition that one of the sureties of the Petitioner must be either his family members or blood relation.

5. The Petitioner is, however, advised to surrender to custody after expiry of the interim bail, failing which the Court in seisin over the matter is at liberty to take coercive steps to commit the Petitioner to prison. The date of surrender shall not be beyond 03.07.2026.

6. Accordingly, IA stands disposed of. Issue urgent certified copy of the order as per Rules. The benefit of this order shall not be extended to the Petitioner, if the news relating to death of mother of Petitioner is found to be false. The downloaded copy of this order, subject to verification may be utilized for the purpose of interim bail.

BLAPL No.211 of 2026

7. List this matter on 06.07.2026.

(G. Satapathy) Judge

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