24. cr appa 956­10.doc RMA IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 956 OF 2010 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 549 OF 2010 Rekha Krishna Tamang .. Applicant Vs The State of Maharashtra .. Respondent Ms. Pranali Kakade i/b Mr. Subhash Hulyalkar for the Applicant Ms. M.M. Deshmukh, APP for the State CORAM : SMT. V.K. TAHILRAMANI, J DATE : 14th OCTOBER, 2010. P.C.: 1. Heard learned advocate for the applicant-original accused and learned APP for the State. 2. The applicant has been convicted under Sections 344 and 373 of IPC and under Sections 3, 4, 5 and 6 of Prevention of Immoral Traffic Act. The maximum sentence imposed on the applicant is seven years. The appeal preferred by her against the said order has been admitted. Now, the applicant is seeking bail. 3. The evidence of three minor girls i.e PW 1 Mazida, PW 2 Shravani and PW 3 Geeta shows that they were minor girls. 1 24. cr appa 956­10.doc They were handed over by various persons to the present applicant who forced them into prostitution. PW 1 Mazida has specifically stated that by abusing and beating her, the applicant forced her into prostitution. She also stated that the applicant used to take all the money earned by her by prostitution. 4. PW 2 Shravani has specifically stated that the applicant compelled her to sleep with the customers and the applicant forced her into prostitution. In addition, PW 2 has stated that she was sold by one person to the applicant. The evidence of PW 3 - also shows that she was forced into prostitution by the applicant. All the girls are minor girls. 5. Looking to all these facts, though the applicant is a young lady, I am not inclined to grant bail to the applicant. Hence, the application is rejected. [SMT. V.K. TAHILRAMANI, J.] 2 24. cr appa 956­10.doc 3