JUDGMENT

Chandra Dhari Singh, J.—The present application under Section 438 Cr.P.C. has been filed seeking anticipatory bail in FIR No.238 of 2021, under Sections 354, 504, 506, 376D IPC & Section 7/8 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, P.S. Misrikh, District Sitapur.

2. Learned counsel for the applicant has submitted that the applicant is innocent and has not committed any offence as alleged in the FIR. He has been falsely implicated due to enmity. It is submitted that initially the FIR was registered under Sections 354, 504, 506 IPC & Section 7/8 of POCSO Act, however, after recording statement of the prosecutrix under Section 164 Cr.P.C., Section 376D IPC has been added.

3. It is submitted that earlier the applicant’s side registered an NCR bearing No.38 of 2021 dated 16.03.2021 under Sections 323 & 504 IPC at P.S. Mishrit, District Sitapur against one Ramkhelawan (father of complainant of the present case), therefore, the instant criminal proceeding has been initiated by the complainant only to harass the applicant and force him to settle the aforesaid NCR case. It is also submitted that Section 376D IPC has also been added on the pressure of the complainant.