1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MUMBAI CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.2560 OF 2009 Hanumant Anil Abhangrao .. Applicant. Vs. State of Maharashtra .. Respondents. Mr.M.A.Choudhari for the applicant. Mr.K.V.Saste A.P.P. for the State. Coram: D.B. BHOSALE, J. Dated : 2ND JULY, 2009 P.C. Heard learned counsel for the applicant and learned A.P.P. for the State. 2. The applicant is seeking bail in C.R.No.175 of 2008 of Pandharpur Town police station, Pandharpur, District Solapur. The crime has been registered against the applicant for having allegedly committed an offence punishable under sections 363, 366(a), 376 of IPC. 3. I perused the statement of the prosecutrix. She has in detail mentioned as to how she left house and eloped with the applicant and stayed in a lodge at Kolhapur. She has also stated that during this period they had sexual intercourse on several occasions. Mr.Chaudhari, learned counsel for the applicant after taking me through the statement of the prosecutrix, in which she has stated what happened from the day she left house till she was apprehended by the police, submitted that it cannot be stated that any force was used by the applicant against the 2 prosecutrix. They both, according to Mr.Chaudhari, eloped and stayed together willingly and had sexual intercourse on several occasions. He further submitted, it is true that the prosecutrix was minor but the applicant is also 21 years old boy and is pursuing his education. Having considered overall facts and circumstances of the case and the submissions of learned counsel for the applicant I am inclined to enlarge the applicant on bail. Hence the following order: Applicant to be released on bail in the sum of Rs.10,000/- with one or two sureties to make up the said amount, subject to the condition that the applicant shall not enter the jurisdiction of Pandharpur Town, except for attending the court case till conclusion of the trial. The applicant shall inform his address where he proposes to reside during this period and shall report to the nearest police station from his residence on every alternate Saturday between 6 pm and 7 pm till conclusion of the trial. While passing this order I shall not be understood to have expressed any opinion on merits of the case and the trial Court shall deal with the case uninfluenced by the observations made in this order. Application is disposed of. (D. B. Bhosale, J.)