JUDGMENT/ORDER

V Srishananda, J. - Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned High Court Government Pleader for the respondent-State. Perused the records.

2. Present petition is filed under Section 438 of Cr.P.C.

3. The brief facts of the case are as under:

A FIR came to be filed in Crime No.19/2022 on 16.02.2022 by the Mangalore Women Police Station for the offences punishable under Sections 363, 370, 376, 506, 109 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereinafter referred to as 'IPC' for short), under Sections 3, 4, 5 and 8 of The Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 (hereinafter referred to as 'ITP Act' for short) and under Sections 4, 6 and 17 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012(hereinafter referred to as 'POCSO Act' for short).

4. Gist of the complaint reveals that victim girl was introduced by the petitioner to other accused persons wherein the victim girl was forced to indulge in prostitution. Victim girl is a minor. On different dates, she has been subjected to forcible sexual intercourse and different cases have been filed. In all the cases, the role assigned to the present petitioner is that he introduced the victim g