Papu Behera v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
ABLAPL 11754/2025, High Court of Orissa at Cuttack, Justice V. Narasingh, order dated 16.10.2025; anticipatory/pre-arrest bail declined; Papu Behera v. State of Odisha (counsel A. Tripathy for petitioner; S. Panigrahi, ASC for State); FIR Rengali Dam Site P.S. Case No.166 of 2023; Spl. (POCSO) Case No.93 of 2023 pending before Special Judge (POCSO), Angul; offences under IPC Sections 341, 323, 294, 354-A, 506 read with Section 8 POCSO Act; disposal with liberty to surrender and seek bail to be judged on its own merit.
What did the court decide?
Pre-arrest bail declined; however, the Petitioner is at liberty to surrender before the learned court in seisin and apply for release on bail, which shall be considered on its own merit. ¶19