1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 280 OF 2010 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 601 OF 2008 Surendra @ Ajay Mohanlal Chaurasiya ...Applicant vs. State of Maharashtra ...Respondent Mr.Nilesh Pawaskar i/b. Ms.Aparna Vhatkar for the Applicant. Mrs.P.P. Bhosale, APP for the State. CORAM : V.M. KANADE, J. DATED : APRIL 6, 2010 P.C. :- 1 Heard Counsel for the applicant and APP for the State. 2 The applicant has been convicted by the Sessions Court for the offence punishable under Sections 363, 366, 376 of the IPC and sentenced to suffer RI for 7 years. 2 3 Counsel for the applicant submitted that the prosecutrix had willingly eloped with the present applicant and both of them got married. It is submitted that however, her age was shown as 15 years by the prosecution. The Sessions Court convicted the applicant for the aforesaid offence. It is submitted that there is no material to indicate that the applicant and the prosecutrix was 15 years of age. According to the applicant, the prosecutrix was more than 16 years of age. 4 Taking into consideration that defence and the fact that the applicant is in jail since last four years and one month, the applicant deserves to be released on bail since the appeal may not be heard immediately in the near future. 5 The applicant be released on bail on execution of P.R.Bond in the sum of Rs.5000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount. The hearing 3 of the appeal is expedited. 6 Application is disposed of. (V.M. KANADE, J.)