ORDER

The petitioner was arrested and remanded on judicial custody on

27.02.2020 for the offence punishable under Sections 366 and 376 of IPC in S.C.No.53 of 1998 on the file of the Sessions Judge, Karaikal, seeks bail.

2. The case of the prosecution is that on 02.11.1996 at 20.00 hours, the defacto complainant lodged a complaint against the accused stating that the accused Sudhagar had kidnapped her daughter namely Girija and rapped her, to that effect, the respondent registered a case in Crime No.104 of 1996 for the offence punishable under Sections 363 and 376 IPC, during investigation crime details form and rough sketch were prepared and accused was arrested on 02.11.1996, remanded into judicial custody. After completion of investigation, final report was filed on 20.07.1998 and on commutation the same has been numbered as S.C.No.53 of 1998 before Sessions Court, Karaikal and trial proceedings were conducted. In the mean time, the accused got bail before the Sessions Court, Karaikal and released on bail. During trail period the said accused had not appeared before the Court and absconded. Therefore, the Court below issued a non bailable warrant against him and he was arrested on

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