Page No.# 1/2 GAHC020004192025 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) KOHIMA BENCH Case No. : Bail Appln./8/2025 SMTI. WATITULA WIFE OF LOWER FOREST COLONY, KOHIMA-797001, NAGALAND VERSUS STATE OF NAGALAND NAGALAND KOHIMA Advocate for the Petitioner : SENTIYANGER, NOCKLEI M KONYAK,KONLI BUCHEM,V ANNE THERIE Advocate for the Respondent : P.P, NAGALAND, BEFORE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SHAMIMA JAHAN ORDER 21.07.2025 This is an application filed under Section 480 of the BNSS, 2023 praying for release of the petitioner on bail in connection with Women Police Station, Kohima Case No. 0006/2025 under Section 64(2)(i) of the BNS read with Section 4 of the POCSO Act. It is mandatory that the victim has to be heard in every stage of a case involving her. The Page No.# 2/2 counsel for the petitioner has inadvertently missed out in impleading the victim as respondent. As such, the counsel makes a prayer that he may be allowed to withdraw the present Bail Application and file a fresh one. Prayer is allowed. Petition is disposed of as withdrawn with liberty to file afresh. Sd/- JUDGE Comparing Assistant