ORDER

Notice has been served on prosecutrix.

Applicant has filed this first bail application under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. He is in Jail since 9.1.2023 in connection with Crime No. 476/2022 registered at P.S. - Ghattiya District Ujjain (M.P.) for commission of offence punishable under Section 370(a), 376(f)(n), 34, 120B of IPC and Section 5D/6 of POCSO Act and Section 9,10,11 of Baal Vivah Adhiniyam.

As per the prosecution story, father of prosecutrix lodged a missing person report at police station Ghattiya by stating that his minor daughter/prosecutrix is missing from home. The family members tried to search her everywhere but she could not find. During investigation prosecutrix was recovered from the possession of applicant and she told that applicant abducted her and committed rape upon her several times. It is also alleged that applicant got married with prosecutrix without consent of her parents.

Accordingly a case has been registered against the applicant.

Learned counsel for the applicant submits that applicant is innocent and he has been falsely implicated in this matter. Applicant is in jail since 9.1.2023.

Investigation is over and sta