JUDGMENT :

M.G. Uma, J.

1. Appellant being the sole accused is before this Court seeking grant of bail under Section 14(A)(2) of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act (for short 'SC/ST (PA) Act'), in Crime No. 28/2022 of Nelogi Police Station, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 376(2)(n), 448, 504, 323, 506 of the Indian Penal Code (for short 'IPC'), along with Sections 3(1)(r)(w)(i) and 3(2)(v) of SC/ST (PA) Act, on the basis of the first information lodged by informant.

2. The prosecutrix filed the first information against the accused alleging commission of the above said offences. The FIR was registered by Nelogi police station and investigation was undertaken. After investigation, charge sheet came to be filed. It is the case of the prosecution that accused developed intimacy with the prosecutrix and he used to visit her house and used to talk with her over phone. He asked the informant to come to the land of one Mallugouda and he has criminally intimidated her. Accordingly, prosecutrix went to the land and accused committed sexual assault. Thereafter, he committed sexual assault in the said land on the victim repeatedly. On 04.03