1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.837 OF 2010 Nanu Chandrakant Chaudhary )..Applicant Vs. The State of Maharashtra )..Respondent ---- Mr. R. D. Suryawanshi for the applicant. Mrs. M. H. Mhatre APP for the State. ---- Coram : R.S.MOHITE,J Date : 26 th April, 2010 PC 1 This is an application for grant of bail. The applicant is shown as an accused in C.R.No.I-193 of 2009 registered by the Manpada police station, Dombivli for alleged offence under Section 376 of IPC. The prosecutrix Anjali is a minor girl aged 14 years. She narrates the course of incident and it is apparent that she has had intercourse with her consent. It is also apparent that her mother was knowing the relationship which the prosecutrix was having with the present applicant. It is true that consent of minor is irrelevant to establish the offence of rape but it is still have a bearing on the question of sentence. The applicant has been arrested on 14.6.2009. In the circumstances, I am inclined to grant bail. It is therefore directed that pending his trial in connection with C.R.No.I-93/2009 registered by the Manpada Police station, Dombivli, the applicant may be released on bail in the sum of Rs.20,000/- with one surety in the like amount subject to the 2 condition that he will report to the I.O once a fortnight on every 1st and 3rd Mondays of each month till the disposal of the trial and he will not tamper with the witnesses and remain present on all dates of his trial unless exempted. Application stands disposed off. (R.S.MOHITE,J) 3