Bhaskar Harijan v. State of Odisha

Orissa HC9 Jul 2026BLAPL/5097/2026

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What is this about?

Bail application BLAPL No.5097 of 2026, High Court of Orissa at Cuttack, Bhaskar Harijan v. State of Odisha, for an offence under the POCSO Act; oral order dated 09.07.2026 by G. Satapathy J.; mandatory pre-hearing notification of the POCSO victim and her parents/guardian or trusted person per Rule 4 sub-rules 13 and 15(viii), POCSO Rules 2020; copy of application to be served via concerned Police Station by Addl. PP M.R. Patra; hearing listed for week commencing 17.08.2026; bail decision deferred.

What did the court decide?

No substantive relief; interim procedural order directing notification of the victim and her parents/guardian or trusted person and listing the matter for hearing in the week commencing 17.08.2026. ¶¶15

Bhaskar Harijan Vs State of Odisha — Child Sexual Offences (POCSO) | Orissa HC (2026)

What the court decided

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Outcome

No substantive relief; interim procedural order directing notification of the victim and her parents/guardian or trusted person and listing the matter for hearing in the week commencing 17.08.2026.

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Issue for consideration

Whether, before taking up the hearing of a bail application for an offence under the POCSO Act, the victim and her parents/guardian or other person in whom the victim has trust and confidence are required to be informed, in view of Rule 4 sub-rules 13 and 15(viii) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Rules, 2020. +1 more

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Court's answer

Before taking up the hearing of a bail application for an offence under the POCSO Act, the victim and her parents/guardian or other person in whom the victim has trust and confidence are required to be informed, in view of Rule 4 sub-rules 13 and 15(viii) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Rules, 2020.

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Ratio / Principle

To comply with the notification requirement, the court directed that a copy of the bail application received by the learned counsel for the State be sent to the victim and her parents/guardian or other person in whom the victim has trust and confidence by Mr. M.R. Patra, learned Addl. Public Prosecutor, through the concerned Police Station, indicating therein the probable date of hearing.

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Key takeaways

No decision on the bail prayer was taken in this order; the matter was ordered to be listed in the week commencing from 17.08.2026, deferring the bail determination until after the victim-side notification.ratio¶¶15

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Oral order dated 09.07.2026 by G. Satapathy, Judge (High Court of Orissa at Cuttack) in BLAPL No.5097 of 2026 (Bhaskar Harijan v. State of Odisha), a bail application for an offence under the POCSO Act. Invoking Rule 4, sub-rules 13 and 15(viii) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Rules, 2020, the court held that before the hearing is taken up, the victim and her parents/guardian or other person in whom she has trust and confidence must be informed. It accordingly directed Additional Public Prosecutor M.R. Patra to send a copy of the bail application to them through the concerned Police Station indicating the probable date of hearing, and listed the matter for the week commencing 17.08.2026. No decision granting or denying bail was taken in this order.

Bhaskar Harijan v. State of Odisha

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