A. P. DESHPANDE, J.:- This is an application moved for grant of bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure by the Applicant who is a film actor, against whom crime has been registered bearing Crime No.188/2009 for commission of the offences under Sections 376, 342 and 506(2) of the Indian Penal Code on lodging of an FIR by one Madhuri Joshi with the Oshiwara Police Station on 14.06.2009. The Applicant came to be arrested on the same day and is in custody since then till date.

2. It is the case of the prosecution that the prosecutrix Madhuri Joshi who is aged about 20 years was working as maid servant at the residential premises of the Applicant since 07.05.2009 and her working hours were from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. Besides the prosecutrix, two other employees were also working at the residence of the Applicant. One of them was Sangita who was a full time servant and used to reside in the same flat of the Applicant whereas other was a cook who used to visit twice a day for preparing the food. One of the witnesses by name Smt. Rekha Mane is acquaintance of the prosecutrix and as the prosecutrix was unemployed at the relevant point of time, Rekha Mane intimated t