1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 4318 OF 2008 Shri Shekhar Vasant Jadhav ..... Applicant. V/s State of Maharashtra ....... Respondent. ----- Mr. Raju Yamgar i/b P.L. Hedawad for the applicant. Mr. S.R. Shinde, APP for the State. ----- CORAM : V.M. KANADE, J. DATE : 20th January, 2009 P.C.:- 1. Heard the learned Counsel for the applicant and the learned APP for the State. 2. Applicant has been arrested in connection with the offence punishable under section 376 of the Indian Penal Code. 3. It is alleged that the prosecutrix who was 14 years of age was raped by the applicant on two occasions and, thereafter, the applicant was arrested. The prosecutrix had, in her statement, named the present applicant and has given the manner in which the said rape was committed. 4. Taking into consideration the statement of prosecutrix, no case is made out for grant of bail. Application for bail is 2 rejected. Liberty, however, is granted to the applicant to apply for bail if the trial is not over within a reasonable period of time. Trial is expedited. Trial Court is directed to decide the sessions case as expeditiously as possible. 5. Application is disposed of. (V.M. KANADE, J.)