(Prayer: For Anticipatory Bail in Crime no.10/2019 on the file of the respondent police.)

This petition has been filed by the petitioner/accused, seeking anticipatory bail for the alleged offences punishable under Sections 11 (i), (ii) and Section 12 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (hereinafter referred to as POCSO Act) in Crime No.10 of 2019.

2. The case of the prosecution is that on 31.05.2019 at about 4.00 p.m., the defacto complainant's 5 years old daughter was playing along with her friends in front of Mariamman Temple and later, the said child went to the petitioner's house, which is situated nearer to the said temple. Subsequently, one child by name Vishal, aged about 11 years found that in the petitioner's house, the petitioner was standing in a nude position and the defacto complainant's child was also standing in a nude position. The said Vishal informed the said fact to the defacto complainant's wife Kavitha and thereafter, the said Kavitha went to the house of the petitioner and found that her child was standing in the Veranda (front ya