JUDGEMENT
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(1.)This Criminal Petition, under Sec. 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short "the BNSS") has been
filed on behalf of the petitioner/accused No.1 to grant anticipatory
bail in connection with Crime No.636 of 2024 of Gajuwaka Police
Station, Visakhapatnam Commissionerate.
(2.)A case has been registered against the petitioner herein/accused No.1 and others for the offences punishable under
Ss. 376 (n), 509, 506 read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code,
1860 (for brevity "IPC") and Ss. 3 (1) (r), 3 (1) (s), 3 (2) (v) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of
Atrocities) Act, 1989 (for brevity "the SC and ST Act").
(3.)Brief facts of the case of prosecution are that, the de facto complainant is working in SBI Credit Cards; that she got
acquaintance with the petitioner/accused No.1 through Instagram
and later, they both moved closely; that taking advantage of her
loneliness, on 16/4/2024, petitioner/accused No.1 was alleged to
have sexual intercourse forcibly with her and dropped her at Tuni;
that the petitioner/accused No.1 was alleged to have committed
sexual intercourse with the de facto complainant subsequently too
on the pretext of marrying her; that when the de facto complainant
asked the petitioner/accused No.1 about marriage, he was alleged
to have abused that she belonged to SC community and refused to
marry her and threatened her with dire consequences. Basing on
the report presented by the de facto complainant on 27/11/2024,
police registered a case in Crime No.636 of 2024 and investigated
into.
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