Petitioner sought quashing of a POCSO special court proceeding under Section 528 BNSS. Counsel did not press the application; the Court noted the victim's evidence was yet to be recorded and disposed of the petition with liberty to renew later. Liberty granted to surrender within four weeks and seek bail to be considered same day.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
CRLMC No.3785 of 2025
Mukunda Hantal
..... Petitioner
Represented By Adv. - Tukuna Kumar Mishra
-versus-
State Of Odisha & Anr.
..... Opp. Parties Represented By Adv. – U.C. Jena, A.S.C.
CORAM:
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ADITYA KUMAR MOHAPATRA
ORDER
20.09.2025
Order No.
Page 1 of 3.
Act, Jajpur, for alleged commission of offences under Sections 126(2), 75, 76, 296, 351(3), 3(5) of B.N.S., 2023 read with Sections 10, 17 of the POCSO Act, 2012.
Page 2 of 3.
Anil
Issue urgent certified copy of this order as per Rules
( A.K. Mohapatra) Judge
Signature Not Verified Page 3 of 3.
Digitally Signed Signed by: ANIL KUMAR SAHOO Designation: Junior Stenographer Reason: Authentication Location: High Court of Orissa Date: 20-Sep-2025 15:46:23
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the criminal proceeding in the POCSO case against the petitioner should be quashed under Section 528 BNSS.
3 provisions across 3 enactments
Mukunda Hantal
State of Odisha
Aditya Kumar Mohapatra
As recorded by the court registry
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