JUDGMENT

Cheekati Manavendranath Roy, J. - This petition is filed under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short 'Cr.P.C.') to enlarge the petitioner on bail in the event of his arrest.

2. The petitioner is A-1 in Crime No. 413 of 2019 of Machavaram Police Station, Krishna District.

3. The alleged offences against the petitioner are under Sections 376 (2)(n), 354(C), 452, 384, 365, 323, 506 r/w 34 of Indian Penal Code, 1860, under Section 67(A) of the Information Technology Act, 2000 and under Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences ACT, 2012.

4. Briefly stated, it is the case of the prosecution that the victim girl herein, is a minor aged about 17 years at the time of offence. She was studying in Delhi Public School, Nidamanuru, 22Vijayawada. She got acquaintance with A-1, who is resident of Prajashakthi Nagar, Vijayawada, who is studying 3rd year B.Tech at that time. They got acquaintance in Bubble Gym at Moghalrajapuram, Vijayawada.

5. A-1 invited the victim girl to a party in the first week of October, 2016. On his invitation, she has attended the party in his house. The other persons by name Vishnu Priya, Sathish, Jaya Sri, Rohini and