Single judge rejected an anticipatory bail application filed by the Sharid Khan Ismail Khan accused of rape on a minor under IPC 376(A), 363, 366(A) and POCSO Act, deeming custodial interrogation necessary.
Application for anticipatory bail rejected.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO.75 OF 2019
Shahid Khan Ismail Khan .... Applicant versus The State of Maharashtra .... Respondent
CORAM : SARANG V. KOTWAL, J. DATE : 13th JUNE, 2019
P.C. :
Nesarikar
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and initially under some false pretext and subsequently by using force, the Applicant committed rape on the prosecutrix from time to time. The prosecutrix has given instances of such forcible intercourse. The prosecutrix was minor and therefore provisions of POCSO are also applied.
(SARANG V. KOTWAL, J.)
2 issues framed by the court
Whether anticipatory bail should be granted to the applicant accused of rape on a minor under IPC 376(A) and POCSO Act.
Whether the seriousness of the offence precludes the grant of anticipatory bail.
Shahid Khan Ismail Khan
The State of Maharashtra
Sarang V. Kotwal
As recorded by the court registry
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