1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.473 OF 2008 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.178 OF 2007 Abdul Raheman Shaikh ..Applicant V/s. The State of Maharashtra & anr ..Respondents Mr.Sandeep A. Bhagwat, Advocate, for applicant Ms.A.A.Mane, A.P.P, for the State CORAM : K.U.CHANDIWAL, J. DATE : 21ST JULY, 2008 P.C. . Heard. 2. The accused wrote a letter through jail to his relative complaining about his ill health and hence, this application. During the trial the applicant/accused was in custody. The learned 3rd Additional Sessions Judge, Thane by his Judgment and Order dated 16th December, 2006 considering the evidence adduced before him convicted the accused wherein a girl aged five years was subjected to sexual abuse under a false pretext of giving her 2 Chocolate for the offence punishable under Sections 376(f), 354 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment for ten years and to pay fine of Rs.5000/- (Rupees Five Thousand). In this situation, at this stage, bail cannot be granted. Application is rejected. However, since the accused claims he is not keeping well, the concerned Jail authorities are directed to refer the applicant/accused to the Medical Officer in jail and if advised, to the experts. A copy be sent to the concerned jail authorities, Kolhapur. (K.U.CHANDIWAL, J.)