1 abs FARAD CONTINUATION IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 73 OF 2010 Babu Girish Maruti Chavan .. Applicant V/s The State of Maharashtra .. Respondent ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Court's or Judge's Orders Coram, appearances, Court's Orders or directions and Registrar's Orders Mr. G.A. Karmakar i/b G.S. Hegde & Associates for the applicant. Mr. K.V. Saste, A.P.P. for the State. CORAM : D.G. KARNIK, J. DATE : 17TH FEBRUARY 2010 P.C. : 1. By this application, the applicant seeks bail in connection with C.R. No. 62 of 2009 registered at Velapur Police Station, District Solapur, for an alleged offence punishable under sections 376, 366-A and 506 of the I.P.C. 2 2. According to the prosecution, the applicant raped Mayuri (hereinafter referred to as “the victim”) some time in August 2009. F.I.R. has been lodged on 15th September 2009. The delay is sought to be explained by the victim by stating that when she asked the applicant when would he marry her, he refused and therefore F.I.R. was lodged. 3. Mother of the victim died on 9th September 2009. An offence has been registered against her husband, i.e. father of the victim. On 11th September 2009, statement of the father of the applicant was recorded in which he has implicated the father of the victim for the death of his wife. Within 4 days of the statement being recorded, the present F.I.R. has been lodged against the applicant, i.e. son of Maruti who has given the statement against the father of the victim. 4. Considering all these facts, in my view, 3 the applicant can be granted bail. Hence, I pass the following order: ORDER The applicant be released on bail on his furnishing a personal bond of Rs.10,000/- with one surety of the like amount subject to the following conditions: (i) The applicant shall not threaten any of the prosecution witnesses. (ii) The applicant shall not meet or contact the victim. (iii) The applicant shall report his presence to the concerned police station twice a month, i.e. in the 1st and 3rd week of every British calendar month. (iv) Breach of any of the conditions would result in cancellation of bail. (D.G. KARNIK, J.)