JUDGMENT :

VIVEK SINGH THAKUR, J.

1. Petitioner has approached this Court under Section 438 Criminal Procedure Code (in short Cr.P.C.), seeking anticipatory bail apprehending his arrest in case FIR No.34 of 2021, dated 05.03.2021, registered in Police Station Sadar, Shimla, H.P., under Sections 363, 366A, 370(4), 506 and 120B of the Indian Penal Code (in short ‘IPC’).

2. Status report stands filed, wherein it is stated that on 05.03.2021 victim, aged about 15 years, who is studying in Class 9th, had left her home at 9.30 a.m. to attend her school i.e. Sanatan Dharam Senior Secondary School, Ganj Bazaar, Shimla, and when she did not return home in the evening, her father, on inquiry, had received information that on that day students were not called in the school. With aforesaid complaint, father of the victim had approached Police Station Sadar, Shimla, with suspicion that someone had abducted her daughter after alluring and misleading her.

3. As per status report, on complaint of father of the victim, case under Section 363 IPC was registered and investigation was started. During investigation, location of mobile number of victim was found in Haryana leading to the clue to the police