Dinesh S/O Dagadu Bhagwat v. The State Of Maharashtra

1 Application 514/2015

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

BENCH AT AURANGABAD Criminal Application No.514 of 2015 Dinesh s/o Dagadu Bhagwat.

.. Applicant.

Versus

The State of Maharashtra.

.. Respondent.

-------- Shri. V.P. Latange, Advocate, for applicant. Smt. M.A. Deshpande, Additional Public Prosecutor, for respondent.

-------- CORAM: T.V. NALAWADE, J.

DATE : 20th FEBRUARY 2015 ORDER:

1) The application is filed for bail. Both the sides are heard. This Court has perused the papers of investigation.

2) Crime is registered on the basis of report given by the victim girl who is aged about 15 years. She is resident of village Shivna, Tahsil Sillod, District Aurangabad and every day she goes to Dhawada to attend

2 Application 514/2015 her junior college. The applicant is resident of victim girl's village Shivna. It is alleged that the applicant used to obstruct her physically and he used to contact her on mobile and he used to say that he was in love with her. This was disclosed to the family of the applicant. Attempt was made by the relatives of the girl to convince the applicant to behave properly but his conduct did not improve. Even the relatives of the applicant did not take any action against the applicant and so the victim girl and her parents approached the police and crime came to be registered for offences under sections 354, 354-D (1)(i), (ii), 354-D(2) of the Indian Penal Code and few sections of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act 2012 (sections 11 and 12).

3) The submissions made show that the present applicant is behind the bars since last 40 days. He is aged of 25 years. During this period of custody he must have learnt lesson. This Court holds that subject to some conditions bail needs to be granted to him.

3 Application 514/2015 4) In the result, the application is allowed. The applicant is to be released on bail in Crime No.I-05/2015 registered in Ajintha Police Station, District Aurangabad for offences under sections 354, 354-D (1)(i),(ii), 354-D(2) of the Indian Penal Code and sections 11 and 12 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act 2012 on his furnishing PB and SB of Rs.15,000/-. The applicant is not to tamper with prosecution witnesses. He is not to commit similar offences. He is not to visit villages Shivna and Dhawada till disposal of the case which may be filed against him. He is not to visit the vicinity where the victim girl is coming from the college and when she is going to other places. If more complaints are received of similar nature the bail is liable to be cancelled.

Sd/- (T.V. NALAWADE, J. ) rsl