Cuttack, Oct 23: Hearing the anticipatory bail pleas, the Orissa High Court on Wednesday rejected the petition of the SI scam mastermind Shankar Prusty.

The Bench of the Orissa High Court also rejected the bail pleas of Shankar’s wife, Deeptimayee Sahu who is also wanted in the SI recruitment kickback.

According to sources, the couple who is yet on the run, had prayed for anticipatory bail to evade legal whips.

The Orissa High Court in its order asked the duo to appear before the trial court and seek regular bail application as per law.

Shankar Prusty, who is the most wanted in the high-profile job fraud racket and heads the Panchsoft Company, had prayed for anticipatory bail.