Govind vs State Of Maharashtra - 2023 Supreme(Bom) 1110

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2023 Supreme(Bom) 1110

VINAY JOSHI, VALMIKI SA MENEZES
Govind – Appellant
Versus
State Of Maharashtra – Respondent

Advocates appeared:
S. V. Sirpurkar, Advocate, N. S. Rao, Advocate, N. G. Chaubey, Advocate

JUDGMENT

Vinay Joshi, J. - Heard.

2. By consent of the learned Counsel appearing for the parties, Criminal Appeal is taken up for final disposal at the stage of admission.

ADMIT.

3. This is an appeal under Section 14A of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (for short, 'SC and ST Act') challenging the order of rejection of regular bail passed in Special Case No.67 of 2022 vide order dated 15.09.2022. Both the Appellants were arrested by the Police of Shegaon Police Station, District Buldana in connection with the offence punishable under Sections 376, 324, 354, 354A(1)(i) and 506 of the Indian Penal Code and under Sections 3(1)(w)(i), 3(1)(w)(ii), 3(2), 3(V) and 3(2)(va) of the SC and ST Act.

4. At the instance of report lodged by Victim a married lady aged 21 years, crime has been registered. It is her contention that on 26.03.2022, she alongwith her husband started to reside in the rented premises owned by both the Appellants-accused. Victim's husband used to go out for labour work and in his absence, both the accused were entering in her room and making physical advances. Both of them have also sexually abused her on threat of dire consequenc

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