Trouble seemed to be mounting for Ollywood singer Sourin Bhatt as the Orissa High Court on Wednesday rejected his anticipatory bail plea in a harassment case.
The court had on August 26 completed the hearing and reserved the verdict.
Earlier, the High Court had granted interim protection to the playback singer till August 25.
Sourin had moved the High Court seeking anticipatory bail claiming that the allegations levelled against him were baseless and it was done intentionally.
Justice Chittaranjan Dash while refusing to grant the pre-arrest bail to the singer said the case requires an investigation with active presence of the petitioner.
“This court does not find the case to be fit for grant of pre-arrest bail. Keeping in view the nature of allegations as emerged from the materials on record, the circumstances appearing, the seriousness and gravity of the offences, this court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. The prayer for bail accordingly stands rejected,” the court order read.
The victim had filed a police complaint against Sourin at the Mahila police station in Cuttack on June 12 accusing him of false promises of marriage, cheating, torture and exploitation. The accused had filed the anticipatory bail petition at the Orissa High Court fearing arrest.
