Kanhu Charan Nayak v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
This bail application under section 439 Cr.P.C. was granted to the petitioner in a POCSO case involving charges of abduction and sexual assault. The High Court observed that the victim's statement did not allege rape and inclined to release the petitioner upon furnishing a bail bond with local sureties.
What did the court decide?
Petitioner released on bail upon furnishing a bail bond of Rs.20,000 with two local solvent sureties.