ORDER

This is an application for pre-arrest bail filed under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.

2. Petitioner is the accused in Crime No.1625 of 2022 of Hosdurg Police Station, Kasargode District, alleging offences punishable under Sections 354A, 354A(1)(i), 354A(1)(iii), 354(1)(iv) and 509 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 apart from Sections 67 and 67a of the Information Technology Act, 2000.

3. According to the prosecution on 22-11-2022, the accused who is a Doctor at the Government District Hospital, Kanhangad had sexually harassed the victim and also spoke with sexual intonation and expressed gestures and showed mobile phone with obscene videos and thereby committed the offences alleged.

4.Sri.S.Rajeev, the learned counsel for the petitioner contended that the prosecution allegations are false and the petitioner had been targeted for oblique purposes. It was further submitted that petitioner is a reputed Doctor and has no criminal antecedents. According to the learned counsel, even if the entire allegations are assumed to be accepted for the purpose of argument sake, still same would not make out any non-bailable offence. However, the Investigating Officer has fals