This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 528 of Bharatiya
Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS, 2023’), seeking
quashment of the proceedings against the petitioner in S.C. POCSO
No. 771 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 L.B.Nagar.
2. The petitioner is the sole accused in the Sessions Case
registered for the offences punishable under Sections 376 (2)(n),
343, 366 and 506 of IPC and Section 5 (1) read with Section 6 (1) (2)
of the Protection Of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012
(Amended by Act, 2019) (for short ‘POCSO Act’) .
3. Heard Mr.Rapolu Bhaskar, learned counsel for the petitioner,
Mr.Jithender Rao Veeramalla, learned Additional Public Prosecutor,
representing the respondent No.1-State and Mr.A.Suhas Chary,
learned counsel for the respondent No.2 /de facto complainant.