1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 4831 OF 2009 Siddheshwar @ Siddharth Bhimrao Sonkamble ....Applicant Vs. The State of Maharashtra ....Respondent ----- Mr.Jaydeep D. Mane for Applicant Mrs. P.P. Shinde, APP for State. ---- CORAM: V.M. KANADE J. DATED: 1ST DECEMBER, 2009 P.C. 1. Heard the learned Counsel for the Applicant and the learned APP for State. 2. The Applicant has been arrested in connection with an offence punishable under sections 363, 366, 376, 504 of the Indian Penal Code which is registered vide C.R. No.23 of 2009 at Jail Road Police Station. 3. The prosecutrix was 15 years old when the alleged offence had taken place. The prosecutrix in her statement has stated that she voluntarily had 1 relations with the present Applicant for quite some time. It is submitted that the prosecutrix, in fact, informed the police about their relations two months prior to the incident. However, her statement was not recorded. 4. Taking into consideration the statement made by the prosecutrix, continued detention of the Applicant, in my view, is not necessary since the charge sheet now has been filed. 5. The Applicant be released on bail in a sum of Rs. 5,000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount. The Applicant shall report to the concerned police station once in a month. 6. Application is disposed of. (V.M. KANADE J.)