THE HON’BLE SMT.JUSTICE TIRUMALA DEVI EADA

ORDER:

This Criminal Petition is filed by the petitioner-accused seeking to quash the proceedings in SC POCSO No.828 of 2022 on the file of the Fast Track Special Judge for trial and disposal of Rape and POCSO Act Cases, Ranga Reddy District at Rajendranagar, for the offences under Sections 366, 376(2)(n) IPC and Section 5(I) read with 6 of Prevention of Children from Sexual Assault Offences Act, 2012 (for short ‘POCSO Act’) and Section 9 of the Child Marriage Act, 2006.

2. Heard Ms. K. Manasa Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Jithender Rao Veeramalla, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondent No.1-State.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the de facto complainant went along with the petitioner willfully and got married and therefore, the offence of kidnap or rape does not get attracted against the petitioner. The de facto complainant being the father of the alleged victim got furious with the marriage performed between the de facto complainant and the petitioner and thus, has filed this case for taking out his grudge against the petitioner. She further submitted that when both the couple a