JUDGMENT

Suvir Sehgal, J. -

CRM-8341-2022

Application is allowed as prayed for. Annexures P-l to P-5 are taken on record.

CRM-11348-2022

Application is allowed as prayed for.

Challan/Final report submitted by the investigating agency is taken on record as Annexure P-6.

Main Case

2. By way of present petition filed under Section 401 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short "the Code"), petitioner has approached this Court challenging order dated 01.02.2022, whereby application seeking default bail under Section 167 (2) of the Code has been dismissed in case FIR No. 108 dated 14.10.2021, Annexure P-l, registered for offences under Section 376, IPC and Section 4 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (for brevity -"the POCSO Act"), later on, Section 376, IPC and Section 04 ofPOCSO Act were deleted and Section 376-AB and 506, IPC and Section 06, POCSO Act were added at Police Station Verowal, District Tarn Taran.

3. Case of the prosecution is that FIR, Annexure P-l, has been lodged by a grandmother on the allegation that her 06 years old grand-daughter had gone to the house of Kulwinder Singh, present petitioner, on 09.10.2021 at noon time. When she went to bring her