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INTHEHIGHCOURTOFJUDICATUREATBOMBAY
CRIMINALAPPELLATEJURISDICTION
CRIMINALBAILAPPLICATIONNO.2632OF2019

AnirudhaRadheshyamYadav ...Applicant
Versus
TheStateofMaharashtra ...Respondent
...
Ms.NazneenKhatrii/byAdilKhatri,
AdvocatefortheApplicant.
Mr.AvinashKhamkhedkar,APPforRespondent-State.
Mr.ManojChalke,P.I.,KurarPoliceStation.
...

CORAM:SANDEEP.K.SHINDE,J.
DATE :09thJANUARY,2020.
P.C.

Heard.

1. ItisanapplicationunderSection439ofCode
ofCriminalProcedure,1973.

2. In the case of S. Varadarajan Vs. State of

MadrasAIR1965942. TheApexCourthasheldthus:
“Whereaminorgirlallegedtobetakenawaybythe

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’ protection
accused person, had left her fathers
knowingandhavingcapacitytoknowthefullimportof
whatshewasdoingandvoluntarilyjoinedtheaccused,
itcouldnotbesaidthattheaccusedhadtakenheraway
from the keeping of her lawful guardian within the
meaningofsection361oftheIndianPenalCode,1860
“ PC” forshort). Somethingmorehadtobedoneina
(I
caseofthatkind,suchasaninducementheldoutbythe
accusedpersonoranactiveparticipationbyhiminthe
formationoftheintentioneitherimmediatelypriorto
the minor leaving her father protection or at some
earlierstage.”

3. Inthecaseinhand,thevictimwas14years
and11monthsoldonthedateofincident;whereasthe
applicant was 25 years old. It appears from the
’ statementthat,on18.04.2019at01:00am.,
victims
she had left her parents’ house secretly with her
belongingstogototheaccusedandthereafter,they
had traveled from one place to another, right from
MahableshwartoBhusawalandthereaftertoDelhi. Her

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statementshowsthaton22.04.2019,sheleftwiththe
complainantfortwodays,togotoGajipur,UP,the
villageoftheapplicant,whereshewaspersuadedby
therelativeoftheapplicanttoreturnbacktohome
andthereafter,bothhadreturnedtoMumbai.Thesaid
descriptionoffactsdonoteven remotelysuggestthat
the applicant had ever induced and/or forced the
victimtoleaveherparents’ house. Thus,primafacie,
’ case
the ratio laid down in the S. Varadarajans
(supra)isapplicabletothecaseinhand.

4. So far as the offences punishable under

Section4,6,8ofPOCSOAct(speciallaw)isconcerned,
itmaybestatedthattheprovisionsofthislaware,
though,stringentinnature,wouldnotdeter theCourt
tograntorrefusebailinordertosecuretheends
ofjustice. Theconductofthevictimisindicative
of the fact that she had left the home of
her parents by her own will and that she had
surrendered tothephysicaldesiresoftheapplicant
outofher love andaffectionforhim. Itisnotthe

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case of the prosecution that the applicant had

promisedtomarryher.Additionally,itisalsonota
casewhereunderthemisconceptionofthefact,shehad
served herself to the desire of the applicant for
physical relations. No doubt, that the applicant,
underthepreviewofPOCSOAct,isaminor,however,
thefactsofthepresentcaseindicatethatshehad
sufficientknowledgeandcapacitytoknowfullimport
of what she was doing and had only thereafter
voluntarilyjoinedthecomplainant.

5. Thus,takingintoconsiderationthepeculiar
factsofthecase,thepresentapplicationisallowed.

6. TheapplicanthasbeenincustodysinceApril
2018. Thetrialisnotlikelytocommenceinthenear
’ presence
future. Itissubmittedthattheapplicants
canbesecuredbyimposingconditions.

7. Itisfurthersubmittedthatapplicantwasnot
livinginthevicinityofthevictimatthetimeofthe

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occurrenceoftheallegedincident.

8. Infurtheranceofthereasonsstatedherein
above, the application is allowed and hence the
followingorder.

ORDER

(i) Theapplicantisdirectedtobereleasedon
bailinCrimeno.155of2019registeredwithKurar
PoliceStation,onexecutingP.R.Bondforthesum
ofRs.25,000/- withoneormoresuretiesinthe
likeamount;

(ii) Theapplicantshallnotliveinthevicinity
ofthevictimuntiltheconclusionoftrial,the
trialisexpedited;

(ii) Theapplicantshallfurnishtheparticulars
of his residential address as well as permanent
address and mobile number details to the
investigatingofficerwithinsevendaysfromthe

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dateofhisreleaseonbail;

(iv) The applicant shall not tamper with the

evidence or attempt to influence or contact the
complainant, witnesses or any person concerned
withthecase;

9. Theapplicationisallowedintheaforesaid
termsanddisposedoff.

10. It is made clear that observations made

hereinabovebeconstruedasexpressionofopiniononly
forthepurposeofgrantingbailandthesame shallnot
inanywayinfluencethetrialinotherproceedings.

11. Allconcernedtoactontheauthenticatedcopy
ofthisorder.

(SANDEEP.K.SHINDE,J.)

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