1 Criminal Application No.1720/2011 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.1720 OF 2011 Rambhau s/o Mitthu Shinde & ors. ... APPLICANTS VERSUS The State of Maharashtra ... RESPONDENT ..... Smt. S.S. Jadhav, Advocate for applicants Shri V.H. Dighe, A.P.P. for respondent ..... CORAM : K.U. CHANDIWAL, J. DATE : 2nd May, 2011 PER COURT : 1. Heard finally. The accused/ applicants, gainfully employed and publicly placed at a good situation in their lives, are facing prosecution for infraction of Sections 294, 366-A read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code and provisions of Prevention of Immoral Trafic (PITA) Act. 2. Considering the role attributed, the accused allegedly being customers, primarily they could not be implicted for infraction of the Prevention of Immoral Trafic (PITA) Act. Even if the act is committed at public place, it was only of behaving in a indecent manner or demonstrating obscene. The accused/ applicants are in custody from 1.4.2011, no other case 2 Criminal Application No.1720/2011 is pending, they are gainfully employed. The prosecution has not yet recorded statements of alleged minor, aged 17 years, residing at Parli, who had come with her aunt Ranjana Raibole to show nexus of accused/ applicants and doing the act with knowledge of minority to the victim. In the situation, further custody of the accused/ applicants not desired. Hence order : O R D E R (i) The accused/applicants be released on their furnishing P.R. bond and a surety in the sum of Rs.5000/- (Rupees five thousand) each. (ii) The accused/ applicants shall attend the M.I.D.C. Police Station, Ahmednagar whenever so specifically commended. They will not influence the witnesses and particularly the women/ the girls found at the amusement centre. Application finally disposed of. K.U. CHANDIWAL JUDGE fmp/cri1720.11