p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK BLAPL No.159 of 2026 Prasant Kumar Nayak … Petitioner Mr. R.C. Swain, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha … Opposite Party Mr. R.B. Mishra, Addl. PP JUSTICE G. SATAPATHY Order No. ORDER(ORAL) 19.02.2026 01. 1. This is a bail application U/S.483 of the BNSS by the petitioner for grant of bail in connection with Tangi PS Case No.576 of 2025 corresponding to GR Case No.576(A) of 2025 pending in the Court of learned JMFC, Chilika for commission of offences punishable U/Ss. 296/351(2)/351(4)/3(5) of BNS r/w Sections 67/67(A) of the IT Act, on the main allegation of threatening the victim to break her marriage by getting her obscene photograph captured earlier viral. 2. Heard, Mr. Ramesh Chandra Swain, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. R.B. Mishra, learned Addl. PP in the matter and perused the record. 3. After having considered the rival submissions and taking into consideration the nature and gravity of the offence as alleged against the petitioner vis-a-vis the accusations sought to be brought against him and regard being had to the pre-trial detention of the petitioner in custody since 09.12.2025 with submission of charge sheet in the meantime and taking into account the other circumstances on record in entirety including the p. 2 statement of the victim and keeping in view the inherent right of the accused to be presumed innocent until proven guilty at the trial, this Court without expressing any view on merits admits the Petitioner to bail, but subject to certain conditions. 4. Hence, the bail application of the petitioner stands allowed and the petitioner is allowed to go on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand) only with two solvent sureties for the like amount to the satisfaction of the learned Court in seisin of the case on such terms and conditions as deem fit and proper by it with following conditions:- (i) the petitioner shall not contact the victim in any way or in any manner. The petitioner shall not visit to the house, street or village of the victim; (ii) the petitioner shall not threaten/ induce/influence/coerce any of the witnesses including the victim and her family members acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade them from disclosing such facts before the Court; (iii) the petitioner shall not engage his family members or others to threaten the victim or her family members and (iv) the petitioner shall report attendance before the jurisdictional Police Station once in a fortnight preferably on a Sunday in each month in between 10 A.M. to 12 Noon for three(03) months from the actual date of release from the custody. 5. The I.I.C. of Jurisdictional Police Station shall not detain the petitioner unnecessarily after recording his attendance beyond the time as stipulated. This Court, however, reserves the liberty to the informant/victim and p. 3 the State to file appropriate application for cancellation of bail, if any of the conditions are violated or a case for cancellation of bail is otherwise made out. It is made clear that in such event for being approached for cancellation of bail, the learned trial Court would be at liberty to pass appropriate order in accordance with law without further reference to this Court. 6. Accordingly, the BLAPL stands disposed of. Issue urgent certified copy of the order as per Rules. A soft copy of this order be immediately communicated to the concerned Court, who shall afterwards communicate the same to the concerned Jail through e-mail for reference. (G. Satapathy) Judge Priyajit