Heard Sri Santosh Patil, learned counsel for the

petitioner,

Smt.

Maya

T.R.,

learned

High

Court

Government

Pleader

for

respondent

No.1

and

Sri

Sharanagouda

V.

Patil,

learned

counsel

for

respondent No.2.

2.

The present petition is filed under Section

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

“Therefore, it is prayed to the Hon'ble

court to release the petitioner on bail in

Crime No.140/2022 of Jewargi Police Station,

3

Kalaburagi in Spl.Case POCSO No.70/2022,

pending on the file of Addl. Dist. & Sessions

Judge FTSC-I Special Court for POCSO Cases

at Kalaburagi, for the offences punishable

U/Sec: 363, 376(2)(N), 342, 504, 506 R/w

Sec. 34 of I.P.C and U/Sec.4, 6, 17 of POCSO

Act, 2012, in the interest of justice.”

3.

Brief facts which are necessary for disposal

of the present petition are as under:

Upon the complaint lodged by the victim girl,

Jewargi Police registered a case in Crime No.140/2022

on 06.06.2022 for the offences punishable under

Sections 363, 376(2)(n) r/w Section 34 of IPC and

Sections 4 and 6 of the Protection of Children from

Sexual Offences Act, 2012, (for short, hereinafter

referred to as ‘POCSO Act’).

4.

After detailed investigation, the police have

filed chargesh