:1: IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.683 OF 2007 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.683 OF 2007 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.683 OF 2007 IN IN IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.453 OF 2007 CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.453 OF 2007 CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.453 OF 2007 Shashikant Kundlik Jadkar ..Applicant. Vs. The State of Maharashtra ..Respondent. Shri Balkrishna Joshi, adv. for the Applicant. Shri D.P.Adsule, APP for the State. CORAM : J.H.BHATIA, J. CORAM : J.H.BHATIA, J. CORAM : J.H.BHATIA, J. DATE : JUNE 16, 2007. DATE : JUNE 16, 2007. DATE : JUNE 16, 2007. P.C. 1. Heard Mr.Joshi the learned counsel for the applicant and Mr.Adsule the learned APP for the State. 2. The applicant was convicted for the offence punishable under Section 376 of the I.P.C. and was sentenced to undergo R.I. for 7 years and to pay fine of Rs.5,000/-. He was also convicted under Section 363 of the I.P.C. and was sentenced to undergo R.I. for 3 years. He has preferred appeal against the conviction and sentence. Appeal is admitted. 3. Pending the appeal, the applicant seeks to be released on bail. The applicant was on bail during the trial. Report of the incident was lodged about 3 months after the incident and on several occasions, the prosecutrix and the accused had sexual relations during :2: the said period of three months. There is discrepancy about the age of the prosecutrix. According to the prosecutrix she was less than 16 years while according to the Ossification Test, she was 18 or 19 years old. 4. Taking into consideration these circumstances, applicant is granted bail on same terms and conditions as before the trial Court subject to his furnishing fresh bail bonds and depositing fine amount. 5. Application stands disposed off. [J.H.BHATIA, J.] [J.H.BHATIA, J.] [J.H.BHATIA, J.]