1 FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET NO. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.2025/2009. WITH CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.2022/2009. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office notes, office Memoranda of Coram,appearances, Court’s orders Court’s or Judge’s orders. or directions and Registrar’s orders ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mrs.SS Jadhav, Adv. For Applicants; Mr.KM Suryawanshi, APP for State. __ CORAM : K.U.CHANDIWAL, J. DATE : 27th July, 2009. ... 1) Heard learned Counsel. 2) The applicant Meenabai and her son Pradip and applicant - Madhukar s/o Digambar Mache, have requested to enlarge them on bail in connection with Crime No.I-52/2009 registered at Shevgaon Police Station for the offence under Sections 376 read with 34 of IPC and Sections, 3, 4 and 5 of The Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act,1956. 3) The victim, along with a minor girl and boy, pretending them to be her brother and sister, indicated to be working in Dance Bar and she alleged that she was led to prostitution. The statements of various witnesses do indicate that the victim indulged in prostitution, but that by itself, at 2 this stage, when the investigation is complete, will not be requiring further custody of the applicants/accused, who are in custody from 30th May, 2009 (or 31st May, 2009 in case of applicant Madhukar Digambar Mache). 4) Considering the status of the applicants/accused Meenabai and her son Pradip and the applicant/accused Madhukar Digambar Mache to be residing in another village, it is difficult to digest that they will be influencing the witnesses, whose statements are already before the police authorities, crucial being of the victim herself. 5) The accused have no criminal antecedents. The running of brothel activities by the accused, though is indicated, but at this stage, those need not be commented upon. The statement of Dropadabai dated 3rd June, 2009 illustrate, the victim had been to her for letting the room, however, she did not reside with said Dropadabai. Taking survey of above facts, the applicants/accused have made out a case for bail in following terms. 6) The accused/applicants -Meenabai Rupchand Muswat and her son - Pradip Rupchand Muswat and applicant - Madhukar s/o Digambar Mache, be released on their individual furnishing PR bond 3 and surety in the sum of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) in Crime No. I-52/2009, registered at Shevgaon Police Station, District Beed. After the release, the applicants in Criminal application No. 2025/2009, i.e. Meenabai and Pradip, shall not reside in Shevgaon taluka. The applicant Meenabai and Pradip shall give their changed address of residence in any other police station of Ahmednagar district and shall also attend police station of changed place on every Sunday between 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. 7) The applicant/accused - Madhukar shall not coerce the witnesses; shall not violate the terms indicated in Section 437(3) of Cr.P.C. 8) The applicant/accused - Madhukar s/o Digambar Mache will stay either at Jamkhed or Georai and at the same time shall attend the concerned Police Station on every Sunday between 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. 9) Both the applications are disposed of in above terms. ( K.U.CHANDIWAL ) JUDGE bdv/cran2025.09