Ranjith v. State Rep By The Inspector Of Police

G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN, J.

The petitioner who apprehends arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the offences punishable under Section Girl Missing and later altered into Section 5(1) and 6 of Protection of Children Sexual Offences Act 2012 in Crime No.586 of 2022 on the file of the respondent police, seeks anticipatory bail.

2. The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner kidnapped the daughter of the defacto complainant/victim girl and under the pretext of marriage, he had penetrative sexual assault on the victim girl .

3. The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner is an innocent person and he has not committed any such offence as alleged by the prosecution and he has been falsely implicated in this case. Hence, he prays to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 1/3

4. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that the victim girl is aged about 17 years. He would further submit that under the pretext of marriage, the petitioner had sexually assaulted her. Hence, he vehemently opposed to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

5. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and also considering the serious offence committed by the petitioner, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

6. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed. 19.07.2022 vv 2/3

G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN, J.

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