IN THE HIGH COURTOF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURTOF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURTOF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.4955 OF 2004 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.4955 OF 2004 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.4955 OF 2004 IN IN IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.1357 OF 2004 CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.1357 OF 2004 CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.1357 OF 2004 Sharad Baban Chavan & Ors. ..Applicants Vs. The State of Maharashtra ..Respondent ----- Mr.P.K.Dhakephalkar i/b. J.D. Reddy (Aradwad) for Applicants Mr.D.P.Adsule, A.P.P. for the State CORAM: V.M. KANADE,J. CORAM: V.M. KANADE,J. CORAM: V.M. KANADE,J. DATED: 16TH DECEMBER, 2004 DATED: 16TH DECEMBER, 2004 DATED: 16TH DECEMBER, 2004 P.C. P.C. P.C. . Heard learned Counsel appearing on behalf of the applicants and the learned A.P.P. on behalf of the State. The applicants are convicted by the trial Court for having committed an offence punishable under Section 376(2)(g) of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced to suffer R.I. for 5 (five) years. The prosecution case is that the prosecutrix was a minor girl aged about 13 years, was working on the land of one of the accused. The accused committed rape one after another on the minor girl. There is sufficient evidence to indicate that primafacie case has been established by the prosecution. Application for bail is rejected. Hearing of the appeal is expedited. Liberty to the applicants to prepare a private paper book and after the paper book is ready to apply for the fixed date of hearing. Applicants are in jail since 24th November, 2003. The appeal is to be heard expeditiously. Liberty to the applicants to apply for bail again is granted in the event appeal is not heard within six months. JUDGE JUDGE JUDGE