accordingly registered. In the meanwhile, the father of the victim moved this Court in writ jurisdiction seeking appropriate reliefs for a direction to the Child Welfare Committee, on an allegation that the Child Welfare Committee had forcefully taken away the victim from his custody. Accordingly, victim was produced in Court before the Division Bench and Division Bench granted interim custody of the child to the father. Thereafter, by order dated 28.4.2017, it was directed that, if the victim's statement was to be recorded, it shall be recorded in the manner provided under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 and the rules framed thereunder. Writ petition is stated to have been disposed of thereafter. It appears that, the victim had given statement to the police originally stating that, she was sexually abused by the accused. Pursuant to the directions of the Division bench, section 164 Cr.P.C. statement of the victim was recorded, where she completely disowned the earlier allegation. The father along with the mother have approached this Court to quash the criminal proceedings by filing Crl.M.C.No.4997 of 2017. In the meanwhile, on an allegation that non governmental agencies are also attempting to forcefully take away the child and to get the statements recorded, father and the victim have filed WP(C).No.39006 of 2017. Accused has approached this Court seeking anticipatory bail by filing B.A.No.3425 of 2017. Crl.M.C.No.8439 of 2017 is filed by the accused with a prayer to quash the criminal proceedings.
