ORAL ORDER

In this petition, petitioner - sole accused seeks quashing of the impugned proceedings pursuant to the complaint and FIR registered as Crime No.243/2025 dated 31.05.2025 against the petitioner for alleged offences punishable under Sections 5(l) and 6 of the POCSO Act and Sections 137(2) and 64(2)(m) of the BNS, 2023 and for other reliefs.

2. Heard learned Senior counsel for the petitioner and learned Addl.SPP for the 1^st respondent - State as well as learned counsel for 2^nd respondent and perused the material on record.

3. A perusal of the material on record will indicate that the alleged victim Kum.Bindu is the niece of the 2^nd respondent - de facto complainant, who initially filed a complaint dated 28.05.2025 registered as an FIR in Crime No.229/2025 as a missing complaint on the ground that the said Kum.Bindu who did not have any parents and was being looked after by the 2^nd respondent was missing. In the said complaint, the 2^nd respondent - de facto complainant stated that the victim was aged about 18 years and was studying inB.Com. I year in Seshadripuram college, Yelahanka, Bangalore and staying in the Hostel. Subsequently, the 2^nd respondent - de facto complainant fi