1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR Criminal Application No.827 of 2010 [Sudhakar Changoji Yelekar Vs. State of Mah.] Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders Court's or Judge's orders or directions and Registrar's orders. Mr. S. G. Joshi, Adv., for the applicant. Mr. D.B. Yengal, APP for respondent. ----- CORAM : A.H. JOSHI, J. DATE : 10th June, 2010. 1. Applicant is praying for bail. 2. Offence under Sections 354, 323, 376, and 511 of Indian Penal Code is registered against the applicant-accused. 3. Heard. 4. Contents of First Information Report and statement of prosecutrix disclose the story of attempt to rape and also that in the midst of attempt, on request by the prosecutrix, the accused has left her. 5. Another eye-witness is a child witness, while parents of the victim have also given statements. 6. Collective effect of statements of all the witnesses results in creating a doubt as to exact occurrence and the complaint. 2 7. At this stage, therefore, prima facie it becomes difficult to consider that the accused may be involved in the act of attempt to rape. 8. In the background of collective effect of statements recorded by police in the process of investigation, the applicant is entitled to be released on bail. 9. The applicant be released on bail on furnishing a Personal Bond and a Solvent Surety in the sum of Rs.5,000-00 [rupees five thousand only]. Judge |Hedau|