ORDER :

1. Heard Mr. A.M. Baruah; learned counsel for the petitioner, and also heard Ms. S.H. Borah, learned Additional P.P. for the State respondent No.1 and Mr. Achitya Awasthi, learned counsel for the respondent No.2.

2. This application, under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, is preferred by the petitioner, namely, Gauranga Pratim Bora, for quashing the criminal proceeding, arising out of FIR No. 180 of 2022 of Geetanagar P.S., under section 66D/67A Information Technology Act.

3. The factual background, leading to filing of the present petition, is briefly stated as under:-

“The respondent No.2, Smti. ‘X’ (name withheld), lodged an FIR with the Officer-in-Charge, Geetanagar P.S. to the effect that she was in intimate relationship with Gauranga Borah of Jorhat almost for a year and during such relationship they communicated each other through video call, audio call and whatsapp message and she even sent her nude photograph and video to his whatsapp number No. 6900963980. Then about six months back Gauranga has opened one instagram account in her name and uploaded her nude photograph and video and also uploaded the same in the porn website, in her name. Thereafter, Ga