A special Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) court last week granted anticipatory bail to a 27-year-old youth who had allegedly gone back on his promise to marry a girl, even after she had given birth to his child. Special judge MA Baraliya granting him pre-arrest bail said in her order, "The important fact to be noted is that the complainant is a literate girl. She was knowing that the accused though promising her, was not marrying with her even before her attempt to commit suicide and even before her conceiving for first time in December, 2016. As the complainant is the well educated lady and keeping relationship with the her own will, knowing probable consequences of keeping such relationship with him, particularly after aborting first pregnancy, so to me, it being the consensual relationship, applicant can be given the relief of anticipatory bail." The two had got acquainted with each other in 2012 when the girl was in Class XI and the youth too was studying. They had got into a romantic relationship and had developed physical relations as he had allegedly promised marriage. The police complaint mentions an instance when the girl had attempted suicide as he was avoiding to marry her and was admitted in hospital. After an apology from him, their relationship had resumed. In December 2016, she had conceived, but he had compelled her to go through an abortion, the complaint stated. Again in June last year, she conceived. This time, she refused to abort the foetus though he wanted her to. The woman, now 24, went ahead and had a girl child in February this year. But then, the youth refused to marry her and asked to live with her friend as her parents did not accept her at home. He also refused to maintain her or the child. The Case File In December 2016, the woman had conceived, but he had compelled her to go through an abortion, the complaint stated. Again in June last year, she conceived. This time, she refused to abort the foetus

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