Aadarsh @ Adarsh Kumar Panda Vs State of Odisha

This is a bail application U/S.483 of BNSS by the petitioner for grant of bail in connection with Dhusuri PS Case No.9 of 2025 corresponding to Special POCSO Case No.2 of 2025 pending in the file of learned ADJ-cum-Special Court under POCSO Act, Bhadrak, for commission of offences punishable U/Ss.64(1)/351(2) of BNS r/w Section 4 of POCSO Act and Sections 67/67(A) of Information Technology Act, on the allegation of committing rape and aggravated penetrative sexual assault upon the victim and threatening her to get photograph viral. 3. Heard, Mr. Debi Prasad Dhal, learned Senior Counsel who enters appearance for the petitioner in Court today by filing appearance memo, which is taken on record and Mr. P. Satpathy, learned Additional Public Prosecutor in the present matter and perused the

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record. None appears for the informant/victim despite being duly intimated as informed by learned Addl. PP. 4. After having considered the rival submissions and taking into consideration the nature and gravity of the offences as alleged against the petitioner vis-à-vis the accusations sought to be brought against him and regard being had to the pre-trial detention of the petitioner in custody since 06.01.2025 with submission of charge-sheet in the meantime and on going through the materials placed on record in entirety including the statement of the victim and keeping in view the right of an accused to be presumed innocent until proven guilty, this Court without expressing any view on merits admits the petitioner to bail.

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Hence, the bail application of the petitioner stands allowed and the petitioner is allowed to go on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand) only with one solvent surety for the like amount to the satisfaction of the learned Court in seisin of the case on such terms and conditions as deem fit and proper by it with following conditions:-

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(i) the petitioner shall not commit any offence while on bail,

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(ii) the petitioner in the course of trial shall attend the trial Court on each date of posting without fail unless his attendance is dispensed with. In case the Petitioner fails without sufficient cause to appear in the Court in accordance with the terms of the bail, the learned trial Court may proceed against the

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Petitioner for offence U/S.269 of BNS, 2023 in accordance with law,

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(iii) the petitioner shall report attendance before the Jurisdictional Police Station once in a fortnight preferably on a Sunday in each month in between 10 A.M. to 12 Noon for six(06) months from the actual date of his release from the custody or till disposal of the case whichever is earlier and

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(iv) the petitioner shall not contact the victim or visit her house or nearby area of her house or the college in which the victim is reading till disposal of the case.

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The I.I.C. of Jurisdictional Police Station shall not detain the petitioner unnecessarily after recording his attendance beyond the time as stipulated.

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It is clarified that the Court in seisin of the case will be at liberty to cancel the bail of the petitioner without further reference to this Court, if any of the above conditions are violated or a case for cancellation of bail is otherwise made out. In the wake of aforesaid, the subsequent involvement of the petitioner in future for similar/grave offences on prima facie accusations may be treated as a ground for cancellation of bail in this case.

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Accordingly, the BLAPL stands disposed of. 7. Issue urgent certified copy of the order as per Rules.

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Signature Not Verified (G. Satapathy) Digitally SignedSigned by: SUBHASMITA DAS Judge

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Digitally SignedSigned by: SUBHASMITA DAS Signed by: SUBHASMITA DAS Designation: Sr. Stenographer Reason: Authentication Subhasmita Location: High Court of Orissa Date: 11-Jul-2025 19:19:09

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Aadarsh @ Adarsh Kumar Panda v. State of Odisha

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