1 APPA 1570 OF 2011 vks IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.1570 OF 2011 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.1334 OF 2011 Subhashchandra Shankar Honale .. Applicant -versus The State of Maharashtra .. Respondent. Mr. Prashant Gurav, for the applicant. Mrs. P. P. Bhosale, APP for the Respondent State. CORAM: R.C. CHAVAN, J. DATED: 22nd December, 2011 P.C. 1. This is an application for bail by original accused No.5 convicted by the trial Court for gang rape. The victim had in fact first been raped by accused No.1 and had been photographed. By showing the photographs accused No.2, also committed rape upon her, obviously not in the same incident but after some days. The victim’s interaction with present applicant was independent of accused Nos 1 and 2. The applicant used to visit her house. He took her independently to his home and factory and committed rape upon her and had paid some money for purchasing books etc. Curiously the victim conveyed this to accused Nos 1 and 2, who then started making demand of money from the present applicant and forced the applicant to pay Rs.25,000/- to 2 APPA 1570 OF 2011 accused Nos 1 and 2. Considering th nature of role attributed to the applicant, applicant's complicity is not so grave as that of co-accused Nos 1 and 2 Lolalkar Vijaynath Yadav and Triloki Laxmising, who have been admitted to bail pending hearing their appeals. Therefore, the applicant be released on bail on his furnishing P.R. Bond in the sum of Rs.25,000/- with one or more solvent sureties in the sum aggregating to Rs. 25,000/-. pending hearing and final disposal of this appeal. 2. Application stands disposed of. (R. C. CHAVAN, J.)