Babula Mishra @ Girija Sankara Mishra v. State Of Odisha

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

ABLAPL No. 1912 of 2022 Babula Mishra @ Girija Sankara Mishra Petitioner ....

Mr. P.K. Behera, Advocate -versusState of Odisha ....

Opp. Party Mr.J.P. Patra, Addl. Standing Counsel

CORAM:

JUSTICE S.K. SAHOO Order No.

ORDER

08.03.2022 01.

This matter is taken up through Hybrid arrangement (video conferencing/physical mode). Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

This is an application under section 438 of Cr.P.C. for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner in connection with Bolagada P.S. Case No.177 of 2021 corresponding to T.R. Case No.454 of 2021 pending in the court of learned Addl. Sessions Judge -cum- Special Judge (POCSO Act), Bhubaneswar for alleged commission of offences under sections 342/376-AB/506 of the Indian Penal Code read with

// 2 // section 6 of the POCSO Act.

In view of the available materials on record and the nature and gravity of the accusation, while not inclining to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner, it is observed that in the event the petitioner surrenders in the Court below within a period of four weeks from today and moves for bail, the same shall be disposed of as expeditiously as possible by the Court below in accordance with law and claim of parity with the coaccused shall be taken into account at the time of adjudication of the bail application. The case records shall be made available to the Court concerned. The ABLAPL is accordingly disposed of.

Urgent certified copy of this order be granted on proper application.

( S.K. Sahoo) Judge p