Prasanth v. The Inspector Of Police

G.CHANDRASEKHARAN.

J.

The petitioners, who apprehends arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the alleged offence under Sections 376 & 506 (1) IPC and Sections 5 (l) and 6 of POCSO Act, 2012, in Crime No.4 of 2020, on the file of the respondent police, seek anticipatory bail.

2. It is the submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is falsely implicated in Crime No.4 of 2020, for the offence under Sections 376 & 506 (1) IPC and Sections 5 (l) & 6 of POCSO Act, 2012. Thus, he seeks anticipatory bail for the petitioners. 3.In response, the learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side) submitted that defacto complainant's daughter is aged about 15 years. She fell in love with the first accused Thangaraj. First accused had sexual relationship with her on the promise of marrying her. Then, first accused Thangaraj's friends had also had sexual relationship with the victim girl. Petitioners are friends of first accused Thangaraj. They had also had sexual relationship with the victim girl. First accused Thangaraj

had video graphed the aggravated sexual assault committed by his friends and blackmailed her. In this regard, victim girl had also given a statement that due to the aggravated sexual assault committed by the accused, she delivered a male baby. Thus, he prays for dismissal of this petition.

4.Considering the nature and seriousness of the allegations made against the petitioners that they had committed aggravated sexual assault on the victim girl aged about 15 years and that totally 5 persons had committed aggravated sexual assault against the victim girl and that investigation is not completed, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners.

5.Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed. 21.07.2023 sli

G.CHANDRASEKHARAN.

J.

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