1 mpt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 478 of 2010 Daulat @ Ravindra Bhimaji Kotwal ... Applicant versus The State of Maharashtra ... Respondent ... Mr.Vikas Shivarkar for the applicant. Mrs.M.R.Tidake APP for the State. CORAM : D.G. KARNIK, J. DATED : 10th February 2010 P.C. 1. Heard. 2. By this application, applicant seeks bail in connection with CR. No. 184 of 2009 registered at Lonikand police station, Dist. Pune for an alleged offence punishable u/s.376, 395 and 506 of the IPC. 3. The prosecution case is that on 8th July 2009, the prosecutrix was going to her home along with her cousin uncle who was riding a motorcycle. At about 6.00 p.m, the uncle stopped the motorcycle near a tree stating that he wanted to go to a water closet. At that time, three persons came from behind on two wheelers and they snatched the chain 2 worth Rs.8000/- worn by the uncle of the prosecutrix. Thereafter one of the applicants dragged the victim in the farm and raped her. 3. An FIR was lodged on 16th August 2009 i.e. after one month and eight days of the alleged rape. Delay in lodging of the FIR is not explained. On this very ground, the co-accused was granted bail by this Court by an order dated 29th January 2010 in Criminal Application No.348 of 2010. 4. Taking this into consideration, applicant can be granted bail. Hence, I pass the following order:- O R D E R Applicant can be released on bail on his executing P.R bond of Rs. 15,000/- with two sureties of the like amount subject to a condition that he would report his attendance to the concerned police station twice a month i.e. in the 1st and 3rd week of every British Calendar month till the conclusion of the trial. Breach of the condition would result in cancellation of bail. (D.G. KARNIK,J.)