1 SNS IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MUMBAI APPELLATE CRIMINAL JURISDICTION CRIMINAL BAIL APPLICATION NO.50 OF 2011 Sharad Gajanan Khavnekar ...Applicant. v. The State of Maharashtra ...Respondents. Mr.A.R.Pitale ,adv. For the Applicant. Smt.G.P.Mulekar, APP For the Respondent/State. CORAM : J.H. BHATIA, J. DATED : FEBRUARY 10, 2011. P.C. 1 The applicant seeks to be released on bail in crime no.140 of 2011 registered at Navghar Police Station for the offences under Sections 376 and 506 of the I.P.C. 2 Heard the learned counsel for the parties. Applicant/accused is maternal uncle of the prosecutrix, who is aged about 17 years. As per the report on 5.8.2010 at about 2 a.m. when the prosecutrix went to kitchen to drink water, accused followed her and thereafter committed rape on her. Report was lodged on 6.8.2010 at 00.05 hrs., i.e. at midnight between 5.8.2010 and 6.8.2010. According to the accused false report has been lodged at the instance of her mother because there are some disputes about the property between the applicant and his sister, 2 who is mother of the prosecutrix. Medical report does not support the prosecution case. Even the C.A.Report does not provide any corroboration to her testimony. Investigation is already completed. Charge-sheet is filed. 3 Therefore, the applicant be released on his executing PR of Rs.15,000/- with surety in the like amount with condition that he shall not tamper with the prosecution evidence. (J.H. BHATIA,J.)