IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 1024 OF 2021 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.34 OF 2021 Narbahadur Kalesingh Damai @ Ramsing …Applicant/

Appellant Versus State of Maharashtra & Anr. …Respondents Ms. Anjali Patil, Advocate for the Applicant/Appellant.

Mr. S. H. Yadav, APP for the Respondent No.1 – State. Ms. Manisha Deokar, Advocate for Respondent No.2.

CORAM : PRAKASH D. NAIK, J.

DATE : 11^th JANUARY, 2022 PER COURT :

1. This is an application for suspension of sentence and grant of bail during the pendency of Criminal Appeal No.34 of 2021 preferred by the applicant challenging the judgment and order dated 24^th November, 2020 passed by the learned Special Judge under the POCSO Act, convicting the applicant for offence under Section 376(2)(i)of Indian Penal Code (for short “IPC”) and Section 8 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (for short ‘POCSO Act’).

2. The case of the prosecution is that the victim is Digitally signed by SAJAKALI S LIA YJ AA KK AA TLI L JAIY MA AK DA AT R Sajakali Jamadar

1 of 7 JAMADAR Date:

2022.01.12

15:02:38 +0530 minor girl aged about 12 years at the time of of incident. On 6^th July, 201