..(1).. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.3153 OF 2008 Ashok Ningappa @ Ninganna Mirekhor. ..Applicant. Versus Versus Versus The State of Maharashtra ..Respondent. .... Mr.V.V.Purwant, Adv. for the applicant. Mr.K.V.Saste, APP, for the State. .... CORAM : SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J. CORAM : SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J. CORAM : SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J. DATED : 23rd September, 2008. DATED : 23rd September, 2008. DATED : 23rd September, 2008. P.C.: 1. Heard the learned Advocate for the Applicant and the learned APP for the State. I have also heard the prosecutrix as well as her father who are present in Court today. 2. The applicant is seeking anticipatory bail in C.R.No.73 of 2008 of Mandrup Police Station, Solapur. The said case is mainly under Section 376 of IPC. 3. The age of the prosecutrix was 18 years at the time of the incident. She has stated that the applicant took her to a temple and got married to ..(2).. her. Thereafter he took her to a lodge where they stayed for four days. In the lodge, the applicant had forcible sexual intercourse with the prosecutrix, during the said four days. Hence, complaint came to be filed. 4. Today, the prosecutrix who is present in Court states that she has got married with the applicant and she is residing with the applicant. She has stated that she has no complaint against the applicant and the applicant be granted anticipatory bail. She has further stated that if the applicant is taken into custody, there would be no one to look after her and she would be on the streets. Looking to the statement made by the prosecutrix, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the applicant. 5. In the event of arrest, the applicant - Ashok Ningappa @ Ninganna Mirekhor to be released on bail in the sum of Rs.25,000/- with one or two sureties to make up the said amount. The applicant shall report to Mandrup Police Station, Solapur once in a month, till conclusion of the trial. 6. Criminal Application is disposed of accordingly. ..(3).. (SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J.) (SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J.) (SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J.)