IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK BLAPL No. 2069 of 2026 Maitra Naik …. Petitioner Mr. D. Mund, Advocate -versus- 1. State of Orissa 2. Informant …. Opposite Parties Mr. C.R. Swain, AGA CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH Order No. ORDER 18.05.2026 03. 1. Learned counsel for the State, on instruction, submits that since notice has been served on the informant, there is no appearance on behalf of the Informant/victim. 2. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 3. The Petitioner is an accused in connection with T.R. No.51 of 2025, pending on the file of learned Addl. District & Sessions Judge-cum-P.O., Special Court under POCSO Act, Rayagada, arising out of Kasipur P.S. Case No.227 of 2025, for commission of alleged offences under Sections 363/ 376(2)(n)/ 506/ 366-A/ 376(3) of IPC, 1860 read with Section 6 of the POCSO Act, 2012, 2019 and Section 66(E)/ 67 of IT Act. 4. 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. 5. Being aggrieved by the rejection of his application for bail U/s.483 of BNSS by the learned Addl. Sessions Judge-cum-P.O., Special Court under POCSO Act, Rayagada, by order dated 07.01.2026 in the aforementioned case, the present BLAPL has been filed. 6. It is submitted by the learned counsel that the charge sheet has already been submitted and taking into account the nature of allegations, further continuance of the Petitioner in custody is not warranted. 7. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for bail. 8. This Court perused the statement of the victim recorded under Section 183 of BNSS as well as the accusation under the provisions of the I.T. Act. 9. Considering the same, this Court is not inclined to entertain the bail application of the Petitioner at this stage. 10. Liberty is granted to the Petitioner to renew his prayer before the learned Court in seisin after the examination of the victim. 11. Accordingly, the BLAPL stands disposed of. U.C.C as per rules. (V. NARASINGH) Judge Soumya