1 SNS IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MUMBAI APPELLATE CRIMINAL JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.5463 OF 2010 Navin Lingoji Vemulla ...Applicant. v. State ...Respondents. Mr. V.V.Palnitkar ,adv. For the Applicant. Mr. S.A.Shaikh, APP For the Respondent/State. Accused, Prosecutrix with parents and Father of applicant are present in Court. CORAM : J.H. BHATIA, J. DATED : JANUARY 20, 2011. P.C. 1 Applicant is arrested in crime no.348 of 2009 registered by Dombivali Police Station for the offences punishable under Sections 376, 323, 420, 506 of the I.P.C. 2 Prosecution case in brief is that the accused used to visit the house of the prosecutrix alongwith her cousin and thereby developed acquaintance with her. Since March, 2009 by giving assurance of the marriage, he also developed sexual relationship with the prosecutrix. Out of that, she became pregnant but the accused suggested her to abort which she did not agree. She lodged report on 1.12.2009 and later on, she gave birth to a male child. Applicant is in custody since December, 2009 and still trial has not commenced. 2 3 In view of the facts and circumstances and particularly delay in lodging the report, applicant be released on his executing PR of Rs. 25,000/- with one surety in the like amount with condition that he shall not tamper with the prosecution evidence and shall report at the police station on the first Sunday of every month till the end of the trial. (J.H. BHATIA,J.)