The sole accused filed this appeal praying to set

aside

the

order

dated

07.10.2022

passed

in

S.C.No.7/2022 by the V Additional District and Session

Judge, Mandya, where in the bail application of this

appellant/accused sought in respect of Crime No.186/2021

of Malavalli Rural Police Station for the offence punishable

under Section 420, 376, 506 of Indian Penal Code, Section

3(1)(w)(i)(ii)

of

the

Schedule

Cast/Schedule

Tribe

- 3 -

(prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and Section 66(E) and

67(A) of the Information Technology Act, 2008 came to be

rejected.

Heard learned counsel for the appellant/accused

and

learned

High

Court

Government

Pleader

for

respondent No.1/State. In spite of service of notice to

respondent

No.2/Complaiant

remained

absent

and

unrepresented.

3.

The case of the prosecution is that, the victim

lady has filed complaint stating that she came in contact

with the appellant/accused through facebook since 3

years.

She

continued

friendship

with

the

appellant/accused as brother. The appellant/accused

mesmerised her by showing love and promised to marry

her and look after her children and asked her to leave her

husband and committed sexual intercourse on her in her

ho