1. This is a bail application U/S.483 of BNSS
by the petitioner for grant of bail in connection with
Badagada PS Case No.556 of 2025 corresponding to TR
Case No.588 of 2025 pending in the file of learned
Special Judge(POCSO)-cum-Addl. Sessions Judge,
Bhubaneswar, for being charge sheeted for commission
of offences punishable U/Ss.363/354-A/506/34 of IPC
read with Sec. 8, 12 & 17 of POCSO Act along with co-
accused persons.
2. The allegation as emerges against the
petitioner is that on 14.07.2023 at 6PM while the victim
was present near her tuition, the present petitioner
along with other accused persons asked her to sit in
their car, but the victim refused and thereafter, they
forcibly took her to Puri bypass road and forced her to
consume alcohol and the victim when become
unconscious, the petitioner raped her and took her
obscene photos and videos. The accused persons had
also threatened the victim to get her photograph and
video viral in social media. On the aforesaid allegation,
the FIR was lodged against the petitioner and others for
commission of offence punishable U/Ss.
363/376(1)/323/506 of IPC read with Sec. 4 of the
POCSO Act, resulting in commencement of
investigation, in the course of which the statement of
the victim was recorded by the IO as well as by the
learned Magistrate. On conclusion of investigation, the
petitioner was charge sheeted for commission of
offences punishable U/Ss. 363/354-A/506/34 of IPC
read with Sec. 8 & 12 of POCSO Act and co-accused
persons were charge sheeted U/Ss. 363/506/34 of IPC
read with Sec. 17 of POCSO Act. Finding prima facie
materials, the petitioner was taken into custody and
when his bail was turned down by the learned Special
Court, POCSO, Bhubaneswar, he is before this Court.
The petitioner had earlier approached this Court in
BLAPL No. 11482 of 2025 which was in fact rejected by
this Court on 2nd February, 2026. This is how the
petitioner is before this Court in the present bail
application.
