p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK BLAPL No.5032 of 2025 Pinku Nayak @ Nahak @ Pinku Nahak …. Petitioner Mr. J. Sahoo, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opp. Party Miss Suvalaxmi Devi, Addl. Standing Counsel CORAM: JUSTICE S.K. SAHOO Order No. ORDER 15.05.2025 01. This matter is taken up through Hybrid arrangement (video conferencing/physical mode). Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. This is an application under section 439 Cr.P.C. in connection with G.R. Case No.901 of 2024 arising out of Khallikote P.S. Case No.369 of 2024 pending in the Court of learned J.M.F.C., Khallikote for offence punishable under section 376(2)(n) of the Indian Penal Code. The prayer for bail of the petitioner was rejected by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Khallikote vide order dated 06.05.2025. Considering the submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is in judicial custody since 31.03.2025 and the victim, who is aged p. 2 about twenty one years, is a consenting party and after going through the 164 Cr.P.C. statement of the victim produced by the learned counsel for the State and taken on record and on hearing the learned counsel for the State, I am inclined to release the petitioner on bail. Let the petitioner be released on bail in the aforesaid case on furnishing a bail bond of Rs.50,000/- (rupees fifty thousand) with two local solvent sureties each for the like amount to the satisfaction of the learned Court in seisin over the matter with further conditions as the learned Court may deem just and proper subject to conditions that the petitioner shall appear before the learned trial Court on each date to which the case would be posted for trial and shall not try to come in contact with the victim and shall not try to tamper with the evidence. Violation of any terms and conditions shall entail cancellation of bail. Accordingly, the BLAPL is disposed of. Urgent certified copy of this order be granted on proper application. ( S.K. Sahoo) Judge RKM