1ab-grant-2696-10 FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET No. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL BAIL APPLICATION No. 2696/2010 Baban Shankar Jori and others v. State of Maharashtra and anr Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court’s orders or directions and Registrar’s orders. Court’s or Judge’s orders Mr Ashok B. Tajane, for the applicant. Mr Y. M. Nakhawa, A.P.P.,for the State. CORAM:- A.R. JOSHI, J. DATE :- 11TH JUNE, 2010. P.C.:- 1. Heard rival submissions on this application for anticipatory bail preferred by the applicants apprehending their arrest in M. Case No.15/2008 registered with Kothrud Police Station. The offences alleged against the applicants are punishable under Sections 376, 324, 506 (ii) read with section 34 of I.P.C., on the directions of concerned J.M.F.C.,Court as per the provisions of section 156 (3) of Cr.P.C. 2. Material allegations are against the main accused, one Mangesh, as to keeping illicit relations with the original complainant – present respondent No.2 on the pretext of getting married to her when she was minor aged about 17 years. According to the allegations contained in the F.I.R.since the year 2004 till the year 2007 or so such sexual relationship between Mangesh and respondent No.2 continued on the same pretext that they both were to get married. However, on 2ab-grant-2696-10 various occasions such assurance was not fulfilled even by the parents of said Mangesh i.e. the present applicant Nos.1 and 2 – the father and mother and applicant No.3, bother of Mangesh. As per the allegations at the most the charge against the applicants could be framed for the offence punishable under sections 323, 506 (II) of I.P.C.and nothing more. Considering the period as to alleged illicit relations between respondent No.2 and said Mangesh i.e.since 2004 to 2007 or so and considering the alleged role played by the present applicants, present applicants can be released on bail in the event of their arrest on imposing certain conditions. Hence, the following order. :ORDER: (a) Anticipatory Bail application is allowed. In the event of arrest of the applicants in M.Case No. 15/2008, they shall be released on bail on executing P.R. Bonds in the sum of Rs.10,000/-each with one surety in the like amount each. (b) In the event of arrest and availing of bail, the applicants shall attend Kothrud Police Station, once in a week on every Wednesday between 10.00 a.m. to 2.00 p.m. for the period of four weeks after availing the bail. (c) With these directions anticipatory bail application is disposed of. 3. Any observations made in this order shall not be construed as any finding or any expression of opinion on the merit of the case at the time of trial. (A.R.JOSHI,J) 3ab-grant-2696-10