IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 3060 OF 2009 Mrs. Pratibha Jayraj Kamble ........ Applicant versus The State of Maharashtra ........Respondent. Mr. Sudhir Halli & Subhash Hullyalkar adv. for the Applicant Mr. Rajesh More APP for the Respondent/State. CORAM: A. P DESHPANDE, J. DATED : 23rd July, 2009. P. C.: 1. The applicant is a lady aged about 32 years whereas the complainant is also a lady of the same age group. An offence under sections 376, 506 read with 34 of IPC is registered under C.R. No. 420/09 against the present applicant and one Anna. 2. The FIR is lodged on 15-6-2009 in regard to an incident stated to have occurred in November 2008. According to the complainant sometime in November 2008 the present applicant had asked the complainant to accompany her as she was to visit her friend. The complainant accompanied by the present applicant by about 3 p.m. reached a two storied hotel. The complainant and the applicant were seated in a “cottage” in the hotel. Accused Anna came there by about 4 p.m. and he paid Rs. 500/- to the applicant and forced the complainant to consume some cold drink which he had brought in a bottle of thumps up. It is stated by the complainant that the drink was smelling like liquor. It is then stated that accused Anna forcibly took the complainant to a room in the hotel and committed rape. According to the complainant as she was threatened she did not disclose the incident to any one. It is also stated in the complaint that after a period of one month from the occurrence of the earlier incident of November 2008, the complainant was called in the hotel by administering threat by Anna and was again raped. All these facts were narrated for the first time by lodging a complaint on 15-6-2009 i.e. after a period of 8 months, The present applicant has no concern with the second incident. The complaint itself reveals that the complainant and accused Anna are on eminical terms as the complainant had slapped him and Anna had threatened the complainant that she would be taught a lesson. It is also stated that the applicant is close to Anna and has been working for him. In the above fact situation, the present application has been filed by the applicant for anticipatory bail. 3. Having regard to the nature of involvement of the applicant as revealed in the complaint, I think this is a fit case for grant of anticipatory bail. In the result, it is ordered that in the event of arrest of the applicant, in C.R. No.420/09 for offence under section 376, 506 read with 34 of IPC of Police station Haveli, District Pune, the applicant shall be released on bail on execution of personal bond for Rs.5000/- together with one or two sureties in the like amount. The applicant shall abide by the conditions stipulated under 438(2) of Cr.P.C. The application is allowed and disposed of. (A. P. Deshpande, J.)