The petitioner is before this Court seeking grant of

bail under Section 439 of Cr.P.C. in Crime No.46/2022 of

Shivamogga Police Station, pending in Spl.C.No.543/2022

on the file of the Addl. District and Sessions Judge-FTSC-

1, Shivamogga, registered for the offences punishable

under Sections 354(4), 354(D), 376(2)(n), 509 of the

Indian Penal Code (for short 'IPC') and Sections, 6,

10,12,14,15 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences

Act, 2012 (for short 'POCSO Act') and Section 67, 67(A),

67(B) of Information Technology Act, on the basis of the

first information lodged by the informant- Kum. Gayathri.

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2.

Heard Sri. Anjan Kumar B N, learned Counsel

for the petitioner and Sri. K.Rahul Rai, learned High Court

Government Pleader for the respondent -State. Perused

the materials on record.

3.

Learned Counsel for the petitioner submitted

that the petitioner is the sole accused. He is innocent and

has not committed any offences as alleged. He has been

falsely implicated in the matter without any basis. There

is inordinate delay in lodging the complaint by the victim

girl. She has almost attained the age of 18 years and was

having worldly knowledge.

4.

Learned counsel f