Faiz Rehman v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
High Court of Orissa rejected bail applications filed by Faiz Rehman and Udit Kumar Lima accused under POCSO and IPC for allegedly sexually abusing and tormenting girl students at an illegal shelter home.
What did the court decide?
Bail applications of petitioners Faiz Rehman and Udit Kumar Lima stood rejected.
What the court decided
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA, CUTTACK
BLAPL No. 7760 of 2018
Application under section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 in connection with C.T. Special (POCSO) No.79 of 2018 pending in the Court of Special Judge (POCSO ), Dhenkanal.
Faiz Rehman ……… Petitioner -VersusState of Orissa ……… Opp. Party
BLAPL No. 339 of 2019
Udit Kumar Lima ……… Petitioner -VersusState of Orissa ……… Opp. Party For Petitioners: - M/s. Soura Chandra Mohapatra Pulakesh Mohanty, M.Sahu D. Jena, S.Swain, B.K. Mishra For Opp. Party: - Mr. Priyabrata Tripathy Addl. Standing Counsel -----------------------
P R E S E N T:
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.K. SAHOO
………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Date of Argument: 20.02.2019 Date of Order: 22.02.2019
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Issues for consideration
3 issues framed by the court
Whether to grant bail to petitioners accused of sexual abuse of girl students at an unregistered institution.
Whether severity of offence and prima facie case against petitioners precludes release on bail.
Whether age or medical condition of the accused serves as valid ground for bail in child sexual abuse cases.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
Faiz Rehman
- petitioner
Udit Kumar Lima
- respondent
State of Orissa
Coram
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