1 BA-238.11 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE - CRIMINAL BAIL APPLICATION NO.238 OF 2011 Kamlakar Devoo Thakare .... Applicant Vs. State of Maharashtra .... Respondent Shri Vikas Shivarkar for the Applicant. Ms Alpa T. Jhaveri, APP, for the State. CORAM: R.C. CHAVAN, J. DATED: MARCH 14, 2011 P.C: Though this Court had directed by the order dated 25-9-2009 to complete the trial within a period of three months, the trial has not yet commenced. After this application was filed, on 7-3-2011 again, an order was passed calling for a report from the Judge concerned as to why the trial had not yet commenced. The learned Judge has filed a report stating that on 11-3-2011 he was supposed to have framed the charge. The learned counsel for the applicant states that charge was not framed on that day. The applicant has been arrested and is in jail for more than two years now for allegedly enticing a girl aged 16 years and committing 2 BA-238.11 rape upon her after taking her from one place to another. Given the nature of the allegations and the age of the prosecutrix as also the fact that the trial has not yet commenced despite the order of this Court, the applicant be released on bail in C.R. No.I-42 of 2008 of Kinhwali Police Station, Shahapur, Thane on his furnishing P.R. Bond in the sum of Rs.25,000/- with one or more solvent sureties in the sum aggregating to Rs.25,000/- on the condition that the applicant will scrupulously keep himself away from the prosecutrix and the other prosecution witnesses. The application accordingly stands disposed of. (R.C. CHAVAN, J.)