ORDER

13.03.2024 Heard Mr. P.K. Das, learned counsel for the applicant and Mr. B. Sarma, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State respondent.

2. Apprehending arrest in connection with the Bogribari P.S. Case No. 107/2023, under Sections 365/376(3)/506 of the IPC read with Section 4 of the POCSO Act, this application under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, is preferred by applicant namely, Sofiqul Islam @ Alom for grant of pre-

arrest bail.

3. The above noted case has been registered on the basis of an FIR, lodged by one Smti ’X’ (name withheld), on 02.09.2023. The essence of allegation made in the FIR is that on 01.09.2023, at about 8:30 am, she came to Markaz Academy situated at Panbari, but she was not aware that the school was closed on that day. Then her boyfriend Sofiqul Islam along with two of his friends namely, Muzarof Ahmed and Raju came there in one Maruti car and asked her to board on the vehicle and told her that they will drop her in her house. But, instead of dropping her in her house, they have taken her towards Bagribari and also taken her towards a place namely, Angarkata and there Sofiqul Islam committed rape upon her, under threat.

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