p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK BLAPL No.1772 of 2026 Naresh Mohanty &. Petitioner Mr. M. Mohanty, Advocate -versus- 1. State of Odisha 2. Informant &. Opposite Parties Mr. M.R. Mohanty, AGA CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH Order No. ORDER 21.04.2026 01. 1. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The Petitioner is an accused in connection with T.R. Case No.757 of 2025 pending on the file of learned Special Judge (POCSO)-cum-Addl. Sessions Judge, Bhubaneswar arising out of Bhubaneswar Mahila P.S. Case No.384 of 2025 for commission of offence alleged under Sections 65(2) of the BNS read with Section 6 of POCSO Act. 3. Learned counsel, on instruction, submits that except the present BLAPL, no other bail application of the Petitioner relating to the aforementioned P.S. case is pending in any other Court. 4. Being aggrieved by the rejection of his application for bail U/s.483 of the BNSS by the p. 2 learned Special Judge (POCSO)-cum-Addl. Sessions Judge, Bhubaenswar by order dated 04.02.2026 in the aforementioned cases, the present BLAPL has been filed. 5. Learned counsel for the Petitioner seeks release on bail, inter alia, on the ground that the charge sheet has been filed and there is no eye- witness to the count. 6. Such submission is opposed by the learned counsel for the State. 7. Perused the 164 Cr.P.C/183 BNSS statement of the victim. 8. On consideration of the same, since the victim is yet to be examined, this Court is not inclined to entertain this bail application at this stage. 9. Liberty is granted to the Petitioner to renew his prayer before the learned Court in seisin post examination of the victim, which shall be considered on its own merits. 10. Learned Court in seisin is requested to expedite the trial. 11. Accordingly, the BLAPL stands disposed of. (V. NARASINGH) Judge Santoshi