This criminal petition is filed by the petitioner-accused under

Section 439 of Cr.P.C., seeking for grant of bail in Spl. S.C.

No.13/2021 in respect of Crime No.201/2020 registered by

Ranebennur Police Station for the offences punishable under

Sections 376 and 504 of the Indian Penal Code (for short ‘IPC’) and

Sections 4, 6 and 12 of Protection Of Children From Sexual Offences

Act, 2012 (for short ‘POCSO Act’).

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Heard the arguments of the learned counsel for the

petitioner, learned High Court Government Pleader for the

respondent No.1-State and the learned counsel for respondent

No.2.

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The case of the prosecution is that on the complaint of

victim minor girl herself initially to the Manglore Women Police

Station alleging that she herself, her sister and mother residing with

the step father of the complainant. On 15.08.2020 when the

complainant after completion of her work stayed near the house,

the petitioner/accused being the father forcefully took her and

committed sexual assault on her. Thereafter every alternative day

he used to commit sexual assault on her. Subsequently, she went

to the house of her husband and suffered from stomach pain and

her menses were stopped and