ORDER :

G. Sri Devi, J.

1. This criminal petition is filed, under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner herein in the event of his arrest in connection with Crime No. 194 of 2020 of Ibrahimpatnam Police Station, Jagtial District, which was initially registered under the head of Girl Missing and later section of law was altered from 'Girl Missing' to Sections 363 and 366 of I.P.C. and Section 12 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (for short "the Act").

2. The case of the prosecution, in brief, is that on 25.12.2020 at about 10.30 hours, the de facto complainant Takkurivari Nagamani, lodged a written complaint before the police stating that on 24.12.2020 at about 7.30 p.m., her younger daughter namely Takkurivari Latha, 17 years, left the house without informing to the inmates and did not return to house and her whereabouts are not known; that they searched for her daughter in their relatives and friends houses, but in vain and, therefore, requested to take necessary action. Basing on the said written complaint, a case in Crime No. 194 of 2020 has been registered by the Police, Ibrahimpatnam Police S