ORDER

Dated this the 31st day of August,2021 Petitioner is the first accused in crime No.97/2021 of Thumba Police Station, Thiruvananthapuram district registered under Section 7 r/w. Section 8, Section 11 r/w. Section 12 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 and Section 294(b), 323, 324, 354 and Section 34 of IPC. It is alleged that the petitioner-first accused committed sexual assault upon the minor victim on one day in November, 2018 and also in July, 2020 a day. Thereafter, on 10.02.2021 the petitioner along with his parents-accused No.2 and 3 manhandled and threatened the victim to withdraw from the relationship with the first petitioner. There is also allegation of criminal intimidation as against the 4th accused.

2. According to the learned counsel for the petitioner, first petitioner and the defacto complainant have been in love. It is also his contention that there is inordinate delay of about two years in lodging the FIS and in short according to him this is a falsely foisted case against him and ingredients to constitute the offence under Section 8 r/w. Section 7, Section 12 r/w. 11 of POCSO and Section 354 IPC is not made out. It is further alleg