IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 1171 OF 2007 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 1171 OF 2007 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 1171 OF 2007 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 178 OF 2007 Abdul Reheman Shaikh .... Applicant versus The State of Maharashtra & anr....... Respondent. Shri Sandeep A.Bhagwat for the applicant. Mrs. M.H.Mhatre APP for State. CORAM; A.P. DESHPANDE, J. CORAM; A.P. DESHPANDE, J. CORAM; A.P. DESHPANDE, J. DATED; 07TH DECEMBER, 2007 DATED; 07TH DECEMBER, 2007 DATED; 07TH DECEMBER, 2007 P.C.; P.C.; P.C.; 1. The applicant is convicted for an offence punishable under section 376(2)(f) for having committed rape of a minor child of four years. He has been sentenced to suffer R.I. for 10 years and to pay a fine of Rs. 5000/- in default to suffer R.I. for one month. His earlier bail application has been rejected. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that this application has been filed in view of changed circumstances. It is submitted that the applicant has suffered paralysis attack. No details in regard to the point of time when he has suffered the paralysis attack are set out in the application nor the said fact has been substantiated by producing relevant documents. Having regard to the gravity and seriousness of the offence, I see no reason to grant bail to the applicant. His bail application stands rejected. The learned counsel submits that there are dependents on the applicant and hence the applicant needs to be granted bail. I am not inclined to accept the said submission and hence it is rejected. Accordingly bail application is rejected. ...