{1} IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.1619 OF 2010 Keshav s/o Narayan Dhangar & anr. ... APPLICANTS VERSUS The State of Maharashtra ... RESPONDENT ....... Shri G.B. Kulkarni, Advocate for the applicants Shri D.V. Telee, A.P.P. for the respondent ....... CORAM : SHRIHARI P. DAVARE. J. DATE: 7th May, 2010. PER COURT: 1. Heard Mr. G.B. Kulkarni, learned counsel for the applicants as well as heard Mr. D.V. Tele, learned A.P.P. for the respondent. 2. This is an application preferred by the applicants seeking bail in connection with C.R. No.I-62/2010, registered with Mantha Police Station, District Jalna, for the offences punishable under Sections 366, 376, 506 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, since the applicants were arrested thereunder on 28.3.2010 {2} and 6.4.2010 respectively and they are under judicial custody presently. 3. It appears that, the offence has been registered on the complaint of the victim namely Sarika Ramesh Kulal, on 27.3.2010. It appears from the complaint and investigation papers that prosecutrix was forcibly taken by the applicants from her village and the applicant No.1 Keshav s/o Narayan Dhangar committed rape upon her from time to time by confining her in the room of his relative. The school leaving certificate of victim Sarika discloses her date of birth as 10.8.1996 and, therefore, apparently, the said girl was minor at the time of commission of the alleged offence. 4. Thus, apparently, the charges levelled against the applicants are of serious nature and the investigation is under progress and same has not been completed so far and hence, it is not desirable to enlarge the applicants on bail at least at this stage and, therefore, present application deserves to be rejected. 5. In the result, present application being sans merits, stands dismissed. 9. Needless to say that the above observations are prima {3} facie in nature and shall not come in way of any Court while deciding the matter on merits. SHRIHARI P. DAVARE JUDGE fmp/cri1619.10