IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. Cr.M.P.(M) No.: 184 of 2009. Decided on: 27.03.2009. _________________________________________________________ Sheetal Sandhu alias Mintu … … Petitioner. Versus State of Himachal Pradesh. … … Respondent. Coram: The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma, J. Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioner: Seema Guleria, Advocate. For the Respondent: Mr. R.K. Sharma, Senior Additional Advocate General with Mr. Vikas Rathore, Deputy Advocate General. Rajiv Sharma, Judge (Oral): The petitioner has filed this petition under Section 439 Cr.P.C. for releasing him on bail in F.I.R. No. 191 of 2008, dated 26.11.2008 registered with Police Station, Karsog, District Mandi H.P. under Sections 363, 366, 376, 506 and 120-B of Indian Penal Code. The respondent has filed the status report. Ms. Seema Guleria has strenuously argued that her client has been falsely implicated by the police in this case. She has further Whether reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? - 2 - contended that no recoveries are to be effected from the petitioner and the challan has already been put up by the Prosecution on 3rd March, 2009. The learned Senior Additional Advocate General has opposed the application. I have heard the learned counsel for the parties and perused the status report carefully. The age of the prosecutrix as per the Panchayat record is 16 years. Her date of birth is 26.5.1993. It has also come in the Medico Legal Certificate that the prosecutrix was subjected to intercourse. The Court has also gone through the report of F.S.L., Junga. The Court after taking into consideration the age of the prosecutrix, medico legal certificate and F.S.L. report is of the firm opinion that the petitioner has failed to make out any case for his release on bail. Accordingly, the bail application is rejected. However, the observations made in this order are for disposal of this application only and these shall not be treated as expression or opinion on the merits of the case. March 27, 2009. (Rajiv Sharma), (sck) Judge.