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1.3 Her statement was recorded under Section 164 Cr.P.C. before learned Metropolitan Magistrate, Patiala House on 06.08.2019. The petitioner joined the investigation and was taken into custody on 17.02.2020 and a Supplementary Charge Sheet under Section 354A/376/468/471 IPC and Sections 66C and 66D of the IT Act was filed. An interim bail application moved by the present petitioner was declined by Additional Sessions Judge vide order dated 30.07.2020.

1.4 A regular bail application was dismissed on 23.11.2020 by the District Court. The petitioner preferred bail application No. 66/2021 before this Court, which was disposed of vide order dated 05.04.2021, while directing the Sessions Court to examine the prosecutrix as a first witness. Another bail application bearing No. 2260/2021 was preferred by the petitioner, which is pending. In the meantime, interim bail application filed by the petitioner was allowed on 30.07.2021 for a period of three weeks and he had surrendered back within the stipulated period. The prosecutrix has been already cross- examined before the learned Trial Court.

2. The petitioner has moved this present application on the ground that the school admission and payment of fees of the three children of the petitioner is at stake and an interim bail application moved by him on 06.05.2022 was dismissed on 12.05.2022. Hence, the petitioner has approached this Court praying for interim bail for a period of 30 days.

3. Notice was issued.

4. Status Report was filed but the same was lying under objections.

This is a digitally signed Judgement.

NEUTRAL CITATION NO: 2022/DHC/003225 However, a copy of the same has been placed on record.

5. Apart from detailing the facts of the case against the present petitioner, it has been mentioned that the grounds of the interim bail application have been verified.

5.1 The parents of the present petitioner, his wife and three minor children were found at home. The daughter of the petitioner is studying in Class 3rd and her first quarter fees of Rs. 7,476/- is still pending. The sons of the petitioner have to be admitted in Nursery Class this year. The father of the petitioner is a retired Government teacher, who is getting a handsome pension and he also owns 10 Bigha of agricultural land. He has more than Rs. 7 lacs in his bank account and he could not give any satisfactory answer as to why he has not deposited the first quarter fees of the daughter of the petitioner.

5.2 It has been submitted that the family of the petitioner has sufficient amount of money to pay the fees of the daughter of the petitioner, hence, the interim bail application has been opposed.

6. I have heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned APP for the State.

6.1 The Nominal Roll of the present petitioner was also called from the Jail Superintendent, which shows that as on 15.07.2022, he is already in custody for a period of 2 years, 5 months and 2 days; his jail conduct for the last one year has been 'good' and he was on interim bail on two occasions and his overall jail conduct is also termed as 'good'. When the petitioner was released on interim bail on the last occasion, he surrendered back well in time.