ORAL ORDER

(PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V.HOSMANI)

This petition is filed under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short, ‘BNSS’) for grant of regular bail in Crime no.207/2024 by Shirahatti Police Station for offences punishable under Sections 64 (2) (a) (i), 64 (2) (a) (ii), 64 (2) (m), 318 (2), 308 (2), 318 (4), 351 (2) and 115 (2) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for short, ‘BNS’) by sole accused (Petitioner).

2. Sri Shriharsh A. Neelopant, learned counsel for petitioner submitted, prosecution case was based on complaint filed on 24.12.2024, by victim herself alleging that petitioner had sexually assaulted her under threat and false promise of marrying her. She had friendship with petitioner as they did primary schooling and Pre University Course at same institution. Thus, they came in contact. After 2022 when petitioner got appointed as Police Constable, he misused friendship, destroyed her modesty, spoiled her reputation and rendered her lonely in society, by threatening her physically and mentally. On one occasion, he had called her for some function at his relative’s house in Hoovinahadagali Kaluve. When she arrived at his relative’s house, b