p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK BLAPL No.1745 of 2026 Aditya Patra …. Petitioner Mr. A. Tripathy, Advocate -versus- 1. State of Odisha 2. Informant …. Opposite Parties Mr. C.R. Swain, 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 Special G.R. Case No.109 of 2025, pending in the Court of learned Addl. Sessions Judge-cum-Special Court(POCSO) Sundargarh, arising out of Gurundia P.S. Case No.46 of 2025, for commission of alleged offences under Section 74/75/351(2) of BNS, 2023 r/w. Section- 8/12 of the 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 Addl. Sessions Judge-cum-Special Court(POCSO)-Presiding Officer,Special Court under POCSO Act, Sundargarh by order dated 04.02.2026, the present BLAPL has been filed. 5. It is submitted by the learned counsel that since the Petitioner is in custody since 27.01.2026, he may be released on bail. 6. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer. 7. Taking into account the nature of allegations, this Court is not inclined to entertain the applications for pre-arrest bail. However, in the event the Petitioner surrenders before the learned Court in seisin in the aforesaid case and moves an application for his release on bail, the same shall be considered on its own merit. 8. Ground of parity, if any, may be considered by the learned court(s) below. 9. Accordingly, the BLAPL stands disposed of. U.C.C as per rules. (V. NARASINGH) Judge Soumya Designation: Jr. Stenographer