JUDGMENT :

Vivek Singh Thakur, J.

1. This petition has been preferred under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (hereinafter referred to as 'Cr.PC'), by complainant Shri Devi for quashing the criminal proceedings arising out of FIR No. 110/2017 dated 13.10.2017, registered in Police Station, Tissa, District Chamba, H.P., under Sections 363, 366, 376, 341 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code (hereinafter referred to as 'IPC' in short) and Section 6 of Protection of Children From Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (hereinafter referred to as 'POCSO Act' in short).

2. Status report/response of respondent No. 1-State was called for. As per status report, on 13.10.2017, a complaint was received from complainant-petitioner Shri Devi under Section 156 (3) Cr.P.C. through the Court of learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Chamba, whereupon FIR No. 110/2017 was registered on the basis of the said application, in which it was alleged that in the year, 2015 accused-respondent No. 2 was working as a Compressor Operator in Private Hydro Project Company at Tarela, Tehsil Churah, District Chamba, H.P., and complainant-petitioner was learning tailoring work near the aforesaid Project and during that ti