JUDGMENT

Shivashankar Amarannavar, J. - This petition is filed by the petitioner-accused No.2 under Section 439 of Cr.P.C. seeking bail in Crime No.77/2020 of Kanakagiri Police Station registered for the offence punishable under Sections 363, 376, 354(A) AND 354(D) OF IPC AND U/S 4, 6, 12 17 AND 18 OF THE POCSO ACT 2012 and U/S 3(i)(r)(s) OF SC/ST (POA) ACT 2015.

2. It is the case of the prosecution that one Ramesh S/o Erappa Talawar R/o Mailapura in Karatagi taluka and Koppal District alleging that he married the elder sister of the victim girl who is aged about 16 years. Victim girl had been brought by her elder brother Yamunappa on 20.06.2020 as such the victim girl was at Mailapur. It is further alleged that on 25.06.2020 when the complainant and his wife were in the house the accused No.1 and the accused No.2-petitioner herein had been to the house of the complainant on the pretext that they are going to marriage at Basapura. When the complainant has enquired the victim girl, the victim girl told that they belong to the village of victim girl. As the complainant has suspected the visiting of the accused No.1 and the accused No.2 and the victim has informed the same to the elder