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2024 Supreme(UK) 563

RAVINDRA MAITHANI
Shahbaz – Appellant
Versus
State of Uttarakhand – Respondent


Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Appellant : Mr. Rajat Mitttal, Adv.
For the Respondent: Ms. Manisha Rana Singh, A.G.A.

JUDGMENT :

Ravindra Maithani, J.

Delay in filing counter affidavit is condoned. Counter affidavit is taken on record. Delay Condonation Application IA No.1 of 2024 stands disposed of, accordingly.

2. Applicant Shahbaz is in judicial custody in Case Crime No.434 of 2023, under Sections 376, 323, and 406 IPC, Police Station- Patel Nagar, District Dehradun. He has sought his release on bail.

3. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record.

4. According to the FIR, the victim was working in a mall where a person introduced himself as Aman Rana and came close to the victim, giving her assurance of job. That person took the victim in a hotel and established physical relations with her, took her jewellery also. Subsequently, she came to know that it was the applicant.

5. Learned counsel for the applicant would submit that the relationship was consensual; the victim knew the real identity of the applicant from day one; they were together. Reference has been made to the statement of the victim recorded during trial when she has stated that last time she chatted with the applicant on 13.08.2023. It is argued that during investigation under Section 164 of the Code of Criminal Proced

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