( 1 ) Cri.Appln4838-10 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 4838 OF 2010 Baliram Arjun Ralebhat, R/o Ralebhat Galli, Jamkhed, Tq. Jamkhed, Dist. Ahmednagar. APPLICANT VERSUS The State of Maharashtra RESPONDENT .... Smt. Sadhana S. Jadhav, advocate for the applicant. Mr. D.V. Tele, APP for the respondent/State. .... [CORAM : V.R. KINGAONKAR, J.] [DATE : 21st December, 2010] PER COURT : 1. This is an application for bail. 2. Heard learned advocate for the applicant and learned A.P.P. 3. Considering the recitals of the FIR and the investigation papers, it prima facie appears that the applicant and the four (4) main culprits, named in the FIR ( 2 ) Cri.Appln4838-10 i.e. Deepak, Abhay, Vijay and Sunil, had a liquor bout in the evening of 10th April, 2010. The other four (4) accused persons i.e. Deepak, etc. went away in an Indica car vehicle and allegedly, obstructed one car vehicle on the road within the precincts of Dhanora village. They forcibly got alighted two (2) old-aged persons and a woman. They robbed the ornaments of the woman and raped her. The woman was dropped at a place on the road only with a brief with her person. 4. So far as the applicant is concerned, his participation in the alleged heinous act of the gang-rape is not revealed from the record. He has been arrested only as member of the group though he had parted with the company of the main culprits at earlier point of time. In view of this peculiar fact situation, it is difficult to say that the applicant is involved in the alleged offence of gang-rape and the road robbery. 5. In the result, the application is allowed. The applicant is directed to be released on bail on furnishing of bail bonds in sum of Rs. 20,000/- (rupees twenty thousand) with one solvent surety bond in the like sum, to the satisfaction of the Court of Sessions, and on further ( 3 ) Cri.Appln4838-10 condition that he shall not contact any of the prosecution witnesses and shall make no endeavour to tamper with the evidence of the prosecution. [V.R. KINGAONKAR] JUDGE NPJ/criapln4838-10