ORDER

This is the first criminal appeal filed by the appellant under Section 14(A) ( 2 ) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for grant of bail relating to FIR No. 602 of 2023 registered at Police Station Gwalior, District Gwalior (M.P.) for the offence under Sections 366 and 376 of IPC. Section 3(2)(va), 3(i)(w)(ii) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and Section 67(a) of Information Technology Act.

Learned counsel for the appellant argued that appellant is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. Entire prosecution story is highly improbable and suspecious. Prosecutrix is a major married woman, therefore, question of promise to marry her by the applicant does not arise. Further submission is that as per prosecution story as well as statement of the prosecutrix she left her husband twice and lived with the present applicant in Surat, however, there is no evidence that she ever tried to escape from the clutches of the appellant or raised alarm. The appellant has no criminal antecedent. The appellant is in custody since 21.09.2023. Investigation has already been completed by filing