1 BA 461.11.sxw JPP IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE SIDE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL BAIL APPLICATION NO. 461 OF 2011 Smt. Sushiladevi Banwari Giri. ... Applicant. V/s. The State of Maharashtra. ... Respondent. Mr. Sujit Pathak i/b. M/s. ABG & Associates for the Applicant Mrs. R.Y. Newton, APP for the State CORAM : A.M. THIPSAY, J. DATED : 7th JUNE 2011. P.C. :- Heard Mr. Sujit Pathak, learned Advocate for the Applicant and Mrs. Rajashree Newton, APP for the State. 2. The Applicant was arrested in C.R.No. 562 of 2010 on 1.11.2010 and continues to be in custody since then. The said C.R. is in respect of offences punishable under Section 363 of I.P.C., 366(A) of I.P.C., 376 r/w. 34 of I.P.C. The Applicant's son is the other accused described as Accused No.1 in the said C.R. It appears that there was some affair between the victim and the Applicant's son and that the victim eloped with the Applicant's son. The victim is stated to be below 16 years of age and apparently, the accusation of an offence punishable under Section 376 of I.P.C. is based on this aspect. The allegation against the Applicant is justified only on the ground 2 BA 461.11.sxw that she did not give the information regarding the victim and the co-accused to the Police when the Police made inquiries in that connection. It also appears that at the instance of the victim, the co-accused - the son of the Applicant - took the victim to her parents’ house. 3. In any case, considering the basis on which the Applicant is said to be involved in the offences punishable under Section 363, 366(A) and 376 of I.P.C., I think it fit to release her on bail. 4. The Applicant is ordered to be released on bail in the sum of Rs.25,000/- with one surety in like amount, or two sureties in the sum of Rs.12,500/- each, on the condition that she shall not contact, meet and/or approach any of the prosecution witnesses in any manner whatsoever. (A.M. THIPSAY,J.)