ORDER

S. K. Sahoo, J. - The petitioner Bikram Chhotaray has knocked the doors of this Court by way of filing this application under Section 438 Cr. P C. seeking anticipatory bail in connection with Bonai P.S. Case No. 66 of 2017 corresponding to G.R. Case No. 269 of 2017 pending in the Court of learned J.M.F.C., Sundargarh.

2. The police machinery swung into motion when the victim presented a first information report on 09.05.2017 before the Inspector in Charge, Bonai Police Station stating therein that she belonged to a middle class family and she came in contact with the petitioner since last three years through facebook. Initially both of them were talking with each other over phone but subsequently they developed love affair. They used to talk more and more over phone and the victim had told her family members about her affairs. After some days, the petitioner came to Bonai and met the victim. The victim was prosecuting her studies in a Government college in Rourkela and doing post graduation. The petitioner also came to Rourkela, met the victim and took her to a hotel for having some discussion. The petitioner gave assurance to the victim that he was doing a Government job and