House owner prosecuted for letting premises for paid sex in Kendrapara
Police registered a 2026 case alleging a house was hired for prostitution-related offences under the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act with a BNS trafficking section. The house owner sought pre-arrest bail from the Orissa High Court. The Court refused pre-arrest bail but directed that he may surrender within a month and have any bail plea decided promptly.
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How we verify →Prosecution pending; pre-arrest bail refused with liberty to surrender and seek bail before the trial court and higher forum on the same day.
What happened
The High Court recorded that the petitioner was seeking pre-arrest bail in G.R. Case No.426 of 2026, arising out of Derabish P.S. Case No.190 of 2026, for offences under BNS section 143(2) with sections 3 to 7 of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act.
The High Court recorded that the allegation against the petitioner was that his house had been hired for commission of the offences.
The High Court recorded that the petitioner relied on an order dated 05.08.2026 of the Additional Sessions Judge, Kendrapara, releasing co-accused persons on post-arrest bail.
The High Court stated it was not inclined to entertain pre-arrest bail, but directed that the petitioner may surrender within one month and that any bail motion be considered on merits promptly, with the case diary made available.
The order alleges no force, deception, minor, or complaining victim, and describes only the hiring of the house for the alleged offences.
What the record says
“The allegation against the Petitioner is that his house hired for commission of the offences.”
[name withheld] vs State of Odisha, ABLAPL No.10312 of 2026, Orissa High Court order dated 10.09.2026, para 3 — read the full text
No complaining victim
Renting a premises for consensual paid sex between adults harms no one; the order describes no victim, violence, or coercion.
What we could not confirm
The full FIR was not on record; the exact incident date in 2026 could not be confirmed. BNS section 143(2) is a trafficking provision but the order states no victim-related facts. An older May 2025 Khordha case explicitly recorded four adult women and customers, corroborating the consenting-adult pattern, but this September 2026 case is the most recent.