1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.421/2008 State of Maharashtra through Police Station Officer, Police Station, Buldana, Distt. : Buldana ...Versus... Ruprao @ Gajanan Devrao Natekar -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's Orders or Court's or Judge's Orders directions and Registrar's orders. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Shri N.W. Sambre, P.P. for applicant] CORAM:-SWATANTER KUMAR, C.J. & A.B. CHAUDHARI, J. DATED :- 20.02.2008 This is an application under Section 378 (3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure for grant of leave to file appeal against the judgment of acquittal dated 2.11.2007, passed by the Ad-hoc Additional Sessions Judge, Buldana in Session Trial No.1/2007. It is contended before us that the learned Trial Court has made an error of law and has not properly appreciated the evidence on record. It is argued that the accused committed rape on prosecutrix without her consent and did not keep his promise of marrying her. It is further argued that the delay of two days in lodging F.I.R. is not fatal 2 to the prosecution case. Having heard learned Public Prosecutor for the applicant, leave to appeal is granted. CHIEF JUSTICE JUDGE ssw