ORDER

This is an application for anticipatory bail.

2. Petitioner is the accused in Crime No.669/2021 of Udayamperoor police station, Ernakulam district, alleging commission of offences under Section 67A of the Information Technology Act r/w. Section 376, 354A, 354B and 509 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. Allegation against the petitioner is that, he came into contact with the de facto complainant over a matrimonial website and expressed his desire to get married to her. It is submitted that on the promise that an engagement ceremony will be held, the petitioner arrived at the Nedumbasserry airport from his place of work and thereafter he took the de facto complainant to a hotel and sexually abused her and thereafter, he withdrew from the engagement ceremony itself raising some silly issues. In particular, it is alleged that one of the issues raised was that food served at the engagement ceremony was not up to the mark.

4. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner had vehemently argued before me that no offence of rape can be alleged against the petitioner. It is submitted that the petitioner is absolutely innocent in the matter and that there was no sexual assault, as alleged by the