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D. BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY
M. Sathishkumar – Appellant
Versus
State Rep. by Inspector of Police, Chennai – Respondent
JUDGMENT
(Prayer: Criminal Revision Case is filed under Section 397 of 401 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to set aside the order passed in Crl.M.P.No.1231 of 2021 in Spl.S.C.No.110 of 2020, on the file of Special Court for Exclusive trial of cases under POCSO Act, Chennai, in Crime No.343 of 2019, dated 22.03.2022, before the W.24, AWPS.)
1. This Criminal Revision is filed against the order of the Special Court for Exclusive Trial of Cases under POCSO Act, Chennai, dated 22.03.2022 in Crl.MP.No.1231 of 2021 in Spl.S.C.No.110 of 2020, in and by which the prayer of the petitioner to discharge him from the case was rejected by the learned Magistrate.
2. The case of the prosecution is that the victim girl was aged 16 years at the time of occurrence in the year 2019. She was a school dropout and was working in a Super Market. Upon repeated insistence and pressure by the petitioner/accused, she accepted the love proposal made by him and both were in a relationship. Thereafter, on 28.09.2019, the petitioner/accused pressurized the victim and the victim also went along with him on a promise that they can get married and live together. Thereafter, they went up to the Mazhaiyur Village at C
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