p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No. 6506 of 2026 Ananta Khillo …. Petitioner Mr. A. Mishra, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Mr. S. Panigrahi, ASC CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH Order No. ORDER 17.06.2026 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 G.R. Case No.21 of 2025 pending in the Court of learned Addl. Sessions Judge-Cum- Special Court, (POCSO), Jeypore, Koraput arising out of Nandpur P.S. Case No.47 of 2025 for commission of offence punishable under Sections 64(2)(m)/ 65(1)/ 69/ 351(2) of BNS, 2023 and r/w. Sec. 4(2)/ 6 of the POCSO Act. 3. The Petitioner was before this Court in ABLAPL No.4565 of 2025 vide order dated 05.08.2025. Taking into account the statement of the victim recorded under Section 183 of BNSS, this Court was not inclined to entertain the said application for pre- p. 2 arrest bail and liberty was granted to the Petitioner to surrender and seek bail. 4. Admittedly, such steps have not been taken. 5. Considering the nature of allegations as borne out from the statement of the victim recorded under Section 183 which is produced by the learned counsel for the State, this Court is not inclined to entertain this application for pre-arrest bail. However, in the event the Petitioner surrenders before the learned Court in seisin and moves an application for his release on bail, the same shall be considered on its own merit. 6. Learned Court in seisin is requested to make an endeavour to dispose of the same on the same day, needless to state that after following the due procedure of law and considering the ground of parity, if so urged. 7. Accordingly, the ABLAPL stands disposed of. (V. NARASINGH) Vacation Judge Mili