ORDER :

Bail petitioner namely Girish, who is behind bars since 19.8.2021, has approached this court in the instant proceedings filed under Section 439 Cr.PC, for grant of regular bail, in case FIR No. 31/21 dated 18.8.2021, registered at WPS Solan, District Solan, Himachal Pradesh, under Sections 376 and 506 of the IPC and Sections 3(1) (w), 3 (2) 5 of the SC& ST Act.

2. Pursuant to order date 29.9.2021, respondent-state has filed the status report. Additional Superintendent of Police Mr. Ashok Verma, Solan is also present with the records. Records perused and returned. Close scrutiny of record/status report reveals that on 18.8.2021, victim-prosecutrix (name withheld), lodged a complaint at WPS Solan, alleging therein that she is in relation with the bail petitioner for the last two years. She alleged that the bail petitioner proposed her for marriage and thereafter kept on sexually assaulting her against her wishes on the pretext of marriage. She alleged that she became pregnant twice but bail petitioner compelled her to get the child aborted. She also alleged that the bail petitioner asked for the gold ornaments, enabling him to take loan so that he establishes his business. She