1 Appln 3620-10 Anand IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.3620 OF 2010 WITH CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.482 OF 2010 Bala alias Swapnil Maruti Chavan .Applicant V/s. The State of Maharashtra .Respondent And Miss Bhagyashree Santosh Sawant .Complainant Mr.Shirish Gupte, Senior Counsel with Mr.Prakash Naik, Advocate, for the Applicant Mrs.Geeta Mulekar, APP, for the Respondent - State Mr.Rajeev Patil i/b.Mr.Onkar Warange, Advocate, for the original Complainant and Applicant in Cri.Appln.No.482 of 2010 CORAM : R.C.CHAVAN, J. DATE : 15TH SEPTEMBER, 2010 P.C. . This is an application for bail by a young man in connection with C.R.No.13 of 2010 for the offence punishable under Sections 376 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code and for the offence punishable under Section 67 of the Information Technology Act, 2006 registered 2 Appln 3620-10 with Poladpur Police Station, District Raigad. He committed indiscretion of having sexual intercourse a minor girl aged 16 years at the time of intercourse on 2nd August, 2008. Thereafter, he again had intercourse on the promise to marry in February, 2009, took some video clips and is alleged to have circulated them in the market. On 3rd April, 2010, the report was made to the police and the applicant was arrested on 4th April, 2010 and since then the applicant is in custody. Investigation is complete. Charge sheet has been filed. 2. Given the circumstances enumerated, in spite of the objection of the intervenor, who has filed Criminal Application No.482 of 2010, it cannot be said that applicant s being in custody is essential for fair trial. 3. In view of this, applicant be released on bail on P.R.Bond of Rs.50,000/- with one or 3 Appln 3620-10 more solvent sureties in the aggregate sum of Rs.50,000/- on the condition that applicant shall keep himself away from all the prosecution witnesses including prosecutrix and shall not enter limits of Mahad town except for attending the proceedings in the Court, without leave of Court. 4. Criminal Application is disposed of. 5. In view of disposal of Criminal Application, Criminal Application No.482 of 2010 does not survive and the same is disposed of. (R.C.CHAVAN, J.)