JUDGMENT

S.K. Panigrahi,J. - The petitioner has filed the instant application under Section 439 of Cr. P.C. seeking bail in connection with Chandaka P.S. Case No.76 of 2020 corresponding to G.R. Case No.306 of 2020 pending in the Court of the learned Judicial Magistrate First Class (O), Bhubaneswar. The petitioner herein is the accused in connection with alleged commission of offences punishable under Sections 376(1)/313/294/506 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 66(E) and 67(A) of the Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008.

2. The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner met the complainant in the house of the latter's relative and thereafter contacted her over phone and lured her to fall in love with him. Thereby they developed a romantic relationship and the petitioner kept physical relationship with her promising her to marry. Due to physical relationship, the complainant became pregnant twice, which the petitioner aborted by giving medicine to her. On 22.01.2020, the complainant asked the petitioner to marry her, but he denied and thereafter the family members of the complainant contacted petitioner's family members to get their consent for such marriage. However,