1 CR.APLN.NO.5001/2010 FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET NO. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, BENCH AT AURANGABAD 34. CRI.APPLN/5001/2010 (MEHBOOB @ BABA ANWAR SHAIKH V/S THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA) -------------------------------------------------- Office notes, office Memoranda of Court’s or Coram,appearances, Court’s orders Judge’s or directions and Registrar’s orders Orders Mr. V.D.Gunale, Adv., for the applicant. Mr.K.M.Suryawanshi, APP for respondent State. ... CORAM: K.U.CHANDIWAL, J. DATE: 10.1.2011 1. Heard The accused, in custody since 29.7.2010, seeks his release on bail for the offense punishable under Sections 376, 506 of IPC in Crime No.69/2010, registered at Nilanga Police Station. 2. Chargesheet is filed on 29.9.2010. The accusations against the accused are that he has allegedly sexually abused his step daughter, then 16 years old, while she was in his company at Nilanga. It is informed, accused/applicant brought the step daughter from Mumbai, when she was in his company, for a year, under threats and 2 CR.APLN.NO.5001/2010 allurment, he has sexually abused her, committed rape against her wish. Record illustrates that there was conflict of the accused/applicant with his second wife, real mother of the victim. The accused has said that it is a false prosecution, strained relations with second wife are tried to be exhausted by falsely implicating the accused. 3. Though the offence against the accused/applicant is heinous in nature, however, considering the fact that the accused is in custody since 29.7.2010, chargesheet is dt. 29.9.2010 and that the accused being permanent resident of Nilanga and as there are least chances of his influencing the victim, who resides with her mother at Mumbai, the accused needs to be released on bail. Hence order: ORDER (a) The accused/applicant be released on bail on furnishing P.R. bond and surety in the sum of Rs. 25,000/- (Rs.twenty five thousand). (b) The accused/applicant, after his release, shall attend the 3 CR.APLN.NO.5001/2010 investigator at Nilanga, in the above crime, on every alternate Sunday between 4 to 7 p.m. till completion of trial. (c) The applicant/accused shall not influence the witnesses and particularly the victim. Application allowed in above terms. (K.U.CHANDIWAL) JUDGE ... AGP/5001-10crapl