Vignesh v. The State Rep By It,

Crl.OP.No.17519 of 2022 Crl.O.P.No.17519 of 2022 G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN, J.

The petitioner, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 04.07.2022 for the offences punishable under Sections 6, 5(j)(ii), 5(i) of Protection of Children from Sexual Harassment Act - 2012 in Crime No.14 of 2022 on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail.

2. The case of the prosecution is that on the pretext of marriage, the petitioner had committed penetrative sexual assault on the victim girl aged about 17 years. Hence, the complaint.

3. The victim is aged about 17 years. The petitioner threatened the victim to love him and thereafter, on the pretext of love, he threatened her and had committed penetrative sexual assault on several occassions against the willingness of the victim girl aged about 17 years. Due to which, she got pregnant. Now, the petitioner also threatened her to abort the child.

4. Therefore, the petitioner had committed a very serious and heinous offence as against the minor victim girl. Hence, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner and this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed.

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Crl.OP.No.17519 of 2022 G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN, J.

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