1 Appln 117-10 Anand IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.117 OF 2010 Ramesh Bhagawan Rokade .Applicant V/s. Senior Inspector of Police, .Respondents Khed Police Station, Pune & anr. Mr.U.B.Nighot, Advocate, for the Applicant Mrs.P.P.Shinde, APP, for the Respondent - State CORAM : R.C.CHAVAN, J. DATE : 10TH DECEMBER, 2010 P.C. . Heard the learned Counsel for the respective parties. 2. This is an application for bail by a person, who has been arrested & charge sheeted in connection with C.R.No.131 of 2009 for the offence punishable under Sections 302, 376(1) (G), 201 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code registered with Khed (Rajgurunagar) Police Station, Pune, for allegedly 2 Appln 117-10 participating in rape & murder of 20 years old girl. The only material which the police have so far collected is statement of co-accused, who was subsequently discharged, stating that he saw some boys, who had accosted and driven him away and those boys then continued to be with the girl. He does not know name of the present applicant as one of those boys. No attempt is made to connect the applicant to the crime by comparing the description of the persons given by said Sameer Dadabhau Karanjkhele with the description of the applicant. 3. In view of this, applicant's being in custody pending the trial may not be necessary to ensure a fair trial. Applicant be, therefore, released on bail on his furnishing P.R.Bond of Rs.25,000/- with one or more solvent sureties in the aggregate amount of Rs.25,000/- on the condition that applicant shall report at the Khed (Rajgurunagar) 3 Appln 117-10 Police Station, Pune on the 1st Sunday of the month between 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. till the trial is over. 4. Criminal Application is disposed of. (R.C.CHAVAN, J.)