IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No.4351 of 2025 Riku Sethi … Petitioner Mr. J. R. Padhi, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Mr. S.P. Das, ASC CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH Order No. ORDER 23.04.2025 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 Special G.R. Case No.09 of 2024 pending on the file of learned Additional Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge, Sonepur arising out of Rampur P.S. Case No.96 of 2024 for commission of offences punishable under Sections 376, 511, 385, 506 of the IPC read with Section 66(c) of the I.T. Act read with Section 10 of the POCSO Act, 2012. 3. It is submitted that since charge sheet has already been filed, the Petitioner may be protected by pre-arrest bail. 4. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for pre-arrest bail. 5. This Court perused the 164 statement of the victim. 6. Taking note of the same, this Court is not inclined to entertain this application for pre-arrest bail. 7. Accordingly, the ABLAPL is disposed of. (V. NARASINGH) Judge Jina