1 APPA-1202-1211-11.sxw IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Mhi CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 1202 OF 2011 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 637 OF 2010 ALONG WITH CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 1211 OF 2011 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 980 OF 2010 CRIMINAL APPLN. NO. 1202 OF 2011 Kishore Subhash Narkar ... Applicant (Orig. accused No.2) vs. The State of Maharashtra .. Respondent CRIMNAL APPLN.NO. 1211 of 2011 Pradeep Vilas Thakur .. Applicant (Orig.accused NO.1) vs. The State of Maharashtra .. Respondent Mr. P.R.Pandey,Advocate, for the applicant (in Appln.No.1202/2011) Mr. Aniket Vagal, advocate for the applicant (In Appln.No.1211/2011) Mr. Y.S.Shinde, APP, for the State (in both the matters) CORAM: J.H.BHATIA,J. DATE : 7th October, 2011. P.C. 1. The applicants/original accused Nos. 1 and 2 were convicted for the offence under Section 376(1)(g)of IPC and were sentenced to R.I.for ten years and 2 APPA-1202-1211-11.sxw fine of Rs.20,000/- each. Their appeals are pending. Other two accused, namely, Sandeep and Prasad were granted bail pending the appeals. In the order dated 19.4.2010 in Criminal Application No.345 of 2010, by which the accused No.6 – Prasad was granted bail, the learned Judge has referred to the evidence of the prosecutrix and her admissions. Looking to the evidence of prosecutrix and examination-in-chief as well as cross-examination, it is difficult to distinguish the case of the present applicants from the case against other accused who are granted bail. 2. Therefore, pending the appeals, the applicants be released on their executing P.R. of Rs.15,000/- each with a surety in the like amount with condition that they shall report at the Dadar Police Station on first Monday of every month between 4 to 6 p.m. pending the appeals. Both the applications stand disposed of. (J.H.BHATIA,J.)