Bhubaneswar, Aug. 30 -- Trouble seems to be mounting for Ollywood singer Sourin Bhatt with the Orissa High Court turning down his petition for pre-arrest (anticipatory) bail in connection with a sexual harassment case.

A single bench of 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 r...