IMPORTANT POINT
The court established that serious allegations of sexual offenses and extortion, coupled with the petitioner's criminal history, are sufficient grounds to deny bail.

JUDGMENT :

Sumeet Goel, J.

CRM-34657-2024

In view of the submission made by learned counsel for the applicant-petitioner as also the reasons stated in the application, the same is allowed. Order dated 18.03.2024 earlier passed by this Court is taken on record.

CRM-M-40305-2024

1. The present second petition has been filed under Section 483 of BNSS, 2023 by the petitioner-Gurpreet Singh @ Gora seeking regular bail in FIR No. 83 dated 29.06.2023 registered under Sections 376, 377, 384, 328, 506 and 120-B of IPC at Police Station Cantt. Bathinda, District Bathinda, Punjab.

2. The case set up in the FIR in question (as set out by the petitioner in the present petition) is as follows:

“Sub: Application for registration of FIR against who have connived with each other and committed coercion. Enticed the applicant, given threat and false promises and committed rape without consent of applicant and recorded nude video, clicked photographs and all were in connivance with each other taken away cash and gold ornaments by giving threats of killing. Sir, The applicant respectfully submits as under:

1. That the applicant is resident of. In the year 2018, I was doing computer course at Vishswas Institute, There was also doing computer course. Because we were in the same class, therefore we used to talk about studies usually. Thus, slowly became my friend. Also started compelling me to meet out of the class. However, I believed him and used to meet him outside the class. In the meantime on dated 28th, 29th March 2018, our staff on behalf of our institute went to tour at Amritsar., During that period, Gurpreet Singh enticed me and said’ that he wants a good wife like me. However, I did not doubt behavior of Gurpreet Singh.

2. That on dated 17.04.2018, Gurpreet Singh took me away to the residence of his friend at. He had told that her other family members i.e. other accused will also come there. They will talk with you and will decide about our marriage. However, I believed on the talk of and went away with him at the above said address. After staying for some time, I had asked Gurpreet Singh that nobody has come. G said that they will come in short while. Let us have some drink etc. G given me drink in the glass. After taking it, my head became heavy. Then I became unconscious. When, I regained my conscious and saw that I had no cloths over my body and I was feeling pain in my body. Accused was lying with me on the bed and I felt that rape was committed with me. In this regard, I asked accused Gas to why you have committed fraud with me. Why you have committed rape with me. G said that you have no need to. worry and I have stamped you in such a way that now you. can become of somebody else. He will talk with my parents and will perform marriage. I said to him that I had believed you that you will meet me with your parents and I had come for this purpose. He said that if he had told truth that I would not come here and then I could not have done this. He said that you may not have any talk about this to someone. I had no other alternative, therefore I remained silent. 3. Then in the month of October 2018, asked me to come to the above said house. I refused to do so saying that you have already cheated me and raped me. I have no trust on you. Gurpreet Singh said that on that day, he had recorded my video, which is in his mobile and if you will not go there, he will viral this video and you will be defamed and you will not have any way to go. However, I was afraid and I went along with him in the said house. Then committed rape with me without my consent. After that after some days, used to take me to that house and committed rape with me. In the meantime, compelled me and got cash from me from time to time, which I used to bring from my parents to pay my fees. In the month of October 2019, Gurpreet Singh took me in the and committed rape with me without my consent and took undue advantage. He used to give me some medicines and also done unnatural sex. In