Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989–Sec. 14A–Penal Code, 1860–Secs. 376(2)(n), 366, 384 & 344–Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023–Sec. 483–Rejection of bail application–As per statements of the prosecutrix u/s. 164, consensual relationship between the appellant and prosecutrix cannot be brushed aside–No plausible explanation for causing the delay in lodging FIR–Prosecutrix did not disclose the fact of abduction or sexual assault depsite having ample opportunities–No obscene photographs of the prosecutrix allegedly have been captured from the appellant–Bail granted subject to certain conditions.
