IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

BLAPL No.3478 of 2022

Bula Dehuri

….

Petitioner

Mr. A. K. Sahoo, Advocate

-versus-

1. State of Odisha

2. Aswini Dehuri

….

Opp. Parties

Mr. P.B. Tripathy

Addl. Standing Counsel

CORAM:

JUSTICE S.K. SAHOO

Order No.

ORDER

09.01.2023

03.

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 for bail under section 439

of Cr.P.C. in connection with Dharmasala P.S. Case

No. 408 of 2018 corresponding to C.T. Spl. (POCSO)

Case No. 134 of 2018 pending in the file of learned

Sessions Judge –cum- Spl. Judge (FTSC), Jajpur for

alleged commission of offences under sections 376AB

of the Indian Penal Code and section 6 of POCSO Act.

In view of the age of the victim, who was eight

years at the time of occurrence and her 164 Cr.P.C.

statement in which she has implicated the petitioner

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in the alleged rape and taking into account the nature