- 1 - IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.3929/2010 Meena Vishwanath Kadam, age 38 yrs., occu.household, r/o Sant Goroba Kaka Nagar, Sanja Road, Osmanabad. Tq. & Dist.Osmanabad. ...Applicant.. Versus The State of Maharashtra, through Police Station, Osmanabad (City), Tq. & Dist.Osmanabad. ...Respondent... ..... Shri V.B. Deshmukh, Advocate for applicant. Shri N.R. Shaikh, APP for respondent. ..... CORAM: P.V. HARDAS, J. DATE: 27.10.2010 PER COURT : 1] Heard learned counsel for the parties. - 2 - 2] The applicant, who is an accused in Crime No.118/2010 registered by Osmanabad City Police Station for offence punishable u/ss.376, 363, 366-A r/w 34 of the Indian Penal Code and u/ss.3, 4, 5 & 6 of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956, seeks her release on bail. 3] The unfortunate victim, who, as the learned APP rightly states, is from a vulnerable section of the society having meager means, was lured into prostitution by the accused in the crime. The other accused are those who had committed rape on the prosecutrix, who is alleged to be aged 17 years. Insofar as the present applicant is concerned, it is alleged that the prosecutrix resided at her house for two days where forcible sexual intercourse was performed with her by two accused on two different occasions. There are faint allegations that the present applicant indulges in prostitution. 4] The learned counsel for the applicant has pointed out to me two orders of the Sessions Court releasing two other ladies on bail. Similar allegations are also made against the aforesaid ladies and since other two ladies, who had lured the prosecutrix in prostitution, have been released on bail, according to me, the present application also should succeed. 5] Accordingly, this application is allowed and the applicant is directed to be released on bail on the applicant executing a P.R. Bond in the sum of Rs.25,000/- with one surety in the like amount to the satisfaction of the trial Court. The - 3 - applicant shall not attempt to influence the prosecution witness or tamper the prosecution evidence. (P.V. Hardas, J.) ndk/cr2710109