1 APPA 406-2011 Anand IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.406 OF 2011 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.236 OF 2011 Rajendra Shivram Pawar ..Applicant V/s. The State of Maharashtra ..Respondent Ms Manjiri Parasnis, Advocate, for the Applicant Mrs.M.M.Deshmukh, APP, for the Respondent - State CORAM : R.C.CHAVAN, J. DATE : 1ST JULY, 2011 P.C. . Heard the learned Counsel for the respective parties. 2. This is an application for suspension of sentence by the applicant pending hearing of the appeal arising out of conviction of the applicant for the offence punishable under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code and sentence of R.I. for seven years imposed upon the applicant by the learned Additional 2 APPA 406-2011 Sessions Judge, Kolhapur. The victim, who is major had left her parents house in March, 2008. A report was given by the victim's mother on 2nd March, 2008. On 6th March, 2008 when the victim was produced before the police, she had a grievance about her mother and had stated that because of the ill- treatment by the mother she did not want to go back to the mother. In July, 2008, she gave a report against the present applicant with whom she was living during this period. This report was given because the applicant had allegedly refused to marry her. The applicant was on bail through out the trial. Considering all this, as also the fact that the appeal is not likely to be taken up for hearing in the near future, applicant be released on furnishing fresh bonds on the same bail on which he was admitted to bail pending trial namely Rs.30,000/-. (R.C.CHAVAN, J.) 3 APPA 406-2011