JUDGMENT

Dr. Pushpendra Singh Bhati, J. - The petitioner has been arrested in connection with FIR No. 51/2021 registered at Police Station Mahila, Srigangangar for the offences punishable under Section 376Da IPC and Section 5g/6 of the POCSO act, 2012. He has preferred second bail application under Section 439 Cr.P.C.

2. Learned counsel for the accused-petitioner submitted that the first bail application bearing SBCRLMB No.9075/2021 was dismissed, as withdrawn, by a coordinate Bench of this Hon'ble Court vide order dated 14.07.2021, while giving liberty to the petitioner to file fresh bail application, after recording of the statement of the prosecutrix.

2.1 Learned counsel further submitted that the present second bail application has been preferred, as the statement, not only of the prosecutrix (PW-1), but also of her mother (PW-2) as well as seven other witnesses, were recorded before the learned trial court.

2.2 Learned counsel harped upon the fact that the mother of the prosecutrix happens to be a habitual blackmailer, as several cases have been lodged against her in different police stations, with the allegation that she used to blackmail the persons; further the mother of the pr