Order

REPORTABLE 06/05/2025

The instant criminal revision petition has been filed by the petitioner under Section 397/401 Cr.P.C. against the order dated 09.02.2024 passed by the learned Special Judge, POCSO Act Cases, Bikaner in Sessions Case No.7/2024 whereby the learned trial court framed the charges against the petitioner for offence under Sections 354D of IPC and Sections 11 (iii),(iv)/12 of POCSO Act.

Brief facts of the case are that the complainant/respondent No.2 submitted a written report at concerned Police Station regarding abduction of his minor daughter from the home by some unknown persons. On the said complaint, Police registered FIR No.0214/2023 for offence under Section 363 IPC and started investigation. After investigation, police filed charge-sheet against the present petitioner for offence under Section 354-D IPC and Section 11 (iii)(iv)/12 of POCSO Act before the competent court and after arguments, charges were framed against the petitioner for aforesaid offence. Hence, this revision petition.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the victim ‘G’ in her statement recorded under Section 164 Cr.P.C. has specifically deposed that she left home out of her own