Heard Sri. Mahantesh Patil, learned counsel for the

petitioner and Sri. H.S.Shankar, learned High Court

Government Pleader for the respondent-State.

2.

The present petition is filed under Section 439

of Cr.P.C. with the following prayer:

“To

grant

the

regular

bail

to

the

petitioner in Crime No.172/2021 of Lingasugur

Police Station, Dist: Raichur for the offences

punishable under Sections 342, 376 and 506

of IPC in C.C.No.10120/2021 pending on the

file of Principal Civil Judge (Jr.Dn.) and JMFC

Court, Lingasugur, Raichur district, in the

interest of justice and equity.”

3.

Brief facts of the case are as under:

Victim lady aged about 27 years lodged a complaint

with the Lingasugur Police, Raichur district for the

offences punishable under Sections 342, 376, 506 of IPC.

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Gist of the complaint averments is that the victim

lady came into acquaintance with the accused when she

had been to write an examination in First Grade College

Surpur, wherein the accused was a room supervisor.

After confirming about the position of the accused in the

college with others, she developed friendship with the

accused. The accused had promised the victim lady to

marry. Subsequent thereto, on 17.07.202