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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

BAIL APPLICATION NO. 1037 of 2021

Maaz Rasool Khan

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Applicant

Versus

The State of Maharashtra

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Respondent

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Mr. Gaurav Bhawnani for the applicant in BA No. 1037/2021.

Mrs.Anjali Awasthi for the complainant.

Mr.S.H.Yadav, APP for the State.

CORAM: BHARATI DANGRE, J.

DATED : 11^th NOVEMBER, 2022

P.C:-

1

Heard Advocate Gaurav Bhawnani for the applicant,

Advocate Anjali Awasthi for the complainant and learned APP

Mr.Yadav for the State.

2

The applicant is a young lad, aged 20 years, who is

charged for the offence punishable u/s.354D, 376(2)(i), 506 IPC,

Section 4, 8 and 12 of the POCSO Act and Section 43A, 66C and

67B of the Information Technology Act, 2000, in connection

with the C.R registered in the year 2020, at the behest of the

prosecutrix, a minor girl. He came to be arrested on 20/5/2020.

On completion of investigation, the charge-sheet came to be filed

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