Criminal petition No.101111/2022 is filed by accused No.2

and Criminal Petition No.101187/2022 is filed by accused Nos.3 and

4 under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973

(hereinafter referred to as 8Cr.P.C.9 for brevity) for granting bail in

Crime No.29/2022 registered by the Lokapur Police Station, Mudhol

Circle, Bagalkot district, for an offence under Section 363 of the

Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereinafter referred to as 8IPC9 for

brevity) and also filed charge sheet for the offences punishable

under Sections 363, 366, 366A, 506(2), 342, 354A, 376DA read

with Section 34 and Sections 4, 6, 8, 12 and 17 of Protection of

Children from Sexual Offences ACt, 2012 (hereinafter referred to as

8POCSO Act9 for brevity).

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2.

Heard the arguments of the learned counsel for the

petitioners/accused Nos.2 to 4 and the learned High Court

Government Pleader for the respondent No.1/State and the learned

counsels appearing for the respondent No.2/complainant in both

the cases.

3.

The case of the prosecution is that, on the complaint of

the father of the minor victim girl, Yallappa, a complaint is

registered by the Police on 11.03.2012 alleging that he is having 7

children and the