p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No.382 of 2025 Muktikanta Sahoo …. Petitioner Mr. S.K. Parida, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Mr. S. Panigrahi, ASC CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH Order No. ORDER 08.01.2026 02. 1. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The Petitioner is seeking pre-arrest bail in connection with C.T Special (POCSO) Case No.147 of 2022 pending in the Court of learned Addl. District & Sessions Judge-cum-Special Court, Jajpur, arising out of Dharmasal P.S. Case No.686 of 2022 for commission of offence under Sections 341/323/354(B)/354(C)/354(D)/506/34 IPC read with Section 12 of the POCSO Act and Section 3(1)(r)(s)/3(2)(va) of the SC & ST (PoA) Act and Section 67(E) of the I.T Act. 3. Taking into account the nature of allegations and the statement of the victim recorded under Section 164 Cr.P.C and the statement of the eye witnesses, this Court is not inclined to entertain the p. 2 application for pre-arrest bail. However, in the event the Petitioner surrenders before the learned Court in seisin in the aforesaid case and moves an application for his release on bail, the same shall be considered on its own merit. 4. Ground of parity, if urged, may be considered by the learned court in seisin. 5. The ABLAPL is accordingly, disposed of. (V. NARASINGH) Judge PKS