(1.) Leave granted.
(2.) The appellant/prosecutrix, who claims to have been exposed to the horrors of the notorious casting couch syndrome, at the hands of the respondent No.2/accused herein, is aggrieved by the orders dtd. 21/9/2022[First Impugned Order] and 7/10/2022[Second Impugned Order], passed by the High Court of Judicature at Bombay in exercise of its Criminal Appellate jurisdiction allowing the anticipatory bail application[Anticipatory Bail Application No. 2594 of 2022] filed by the respondent No.2/accused in connection with FIR[CR FIR No. 915 of 2022 registered on 6/8/2022] filed by her with the MIDC Police Station, Mumbai. Initially, the FIR was registered under Ss. 354, 354-B and 506 of the Indian Penal Code[For short the IPC]. Subsequently, on the supplementary statement of the appellant/prosecutrix being recorded, offence under Sec. 376 was added to the subject FIR. By the first impugned order, the High Court granted pre-arrest bail to the respondent No. 2/accused as an interim measure subject to certain conditions and on 7/10/2022, confirmed the said order.
(3.) The facts of the case as are relevant for deciding the present appeals are briefly stated:-