1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.2686 OF 2010 Balu Kisan Meher, Age-19 years, Occu-Agriculturist, R/o.Loni Masadpur, Tq.Karjat Dist. Ahmednagar APPLICANT VERSUS The State of Maharashtra RESPONDENT Mr.N.V.Gaware, learned counsel for applicant. Mr.K.S.Patil, learned APP for State CORAM : A.V.POTDAR, J. DATE : 27/07/2010 PER COURT : 1. By the present application, the applicant has approached this Court for his release on bail in connection with CR No.59/2010, registered in Karjat Police Station, of Dist. Ahmednagar, wherein the applicant was arrested on 12/04/2010 and after completion of investigation, charge sheet was filed in the Court of J.M.F.C. Karjat on 21/06/2010, and numbered as RTC No.94/2010. 2. Heard learned counsel for applicant, learned APP for State. 2 Perused the papers of investigation till carried out. 3. It appears that the said offence came to be registered on 12/04/2010, on the complaint of one Sonali Garad about the incident occurred in the afternoon of 03/04/2010, wherein there are allegations against the applicant that when the complainant was cutting the grass in the field, she was forcibly lifted by the applicant, taken in the nearby field, and was sexually ravished. As the complainant was put under fear by the applicant, the incident was not disclosed by her to her parents or anybody, but after about a week, when she suffered lot of pains in stomach, she informed about the incident to her parents. Thereafter she was taken to one advocate, to whom parents of complainant were well acquainted. After discussing the matter with the legal advisor, complaint came to be lodged in Karjat Police Station. On the same day, applicant came to be arrested. It appears that during the investigation, the applicant and victim prosecutrix were referred for medical examination on 12/04/2010. No doubt there is delay of about 9 days in lodging the FIR. The papers of medical examination do not show any mark of violence or external injuries or evidence of the act at the hands of 3 applicant as alleged. 4. As now the investigation is over, and the entire case of the prosecution is based on the sole testimony of the prosecutrix, case is made out to enlarge the applicant on bail with certain conditions, hence order - O R D E R 1. Application is allowed. 2. Applicant be released on bail on furnishing solvent surety in the sum of Rs.20,000/-and on executing PR bond in the like amount. 3. After released on bail, applicant not to enter in village Loni Masadpur till the trial against applicant will finally over. 4. Applicant to furnish his address of residence after release to the investigation Officer concerned. 5 Application stands disposed of accordingly. (A.V.POTDAR, J.) khs/JULY 2010/cri-appl-2686-10