AMRINA MATHEW FERNANDES vs RHYTHM ARVIND GOYAL

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APPLN-461-2025.DOC Ajit Pathrikar IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 461 OF 2025 Amrina Mathew Fernandes ...Applicant Versus Rhythm Arvind Goyal and Anr. ...Respondents Mr. Bahraiz Irani a/w Shane Santos, Anosh Irani and Amit Padwal, for the Applicant. Mr. Shivamsinh Deshmukh, for Respondent No.1. Ms. Anamika Malhotra, APP for the State-Respondent No.2. Mr. Vasant Devkate, Police Inspector, Amboli Police Station, is present. CORAM DR. NEELA GOKHALE, J. RESERVED ON: 12th DECEMBER 2025 PRONOUNCED ON: 18th DECEMBER 2025 JUDGMENT: - 1. By way of this Application, the Applicant seeks setting aside of order dated 8th December 2025 passed by the Sessions Court at Dindoshi, Borivali Division, Goregaon, Mumbai, whereby the Respondent No.1 is enlarged on bail. 2. The facts of the case, in brief, are that the Complainant, is a woman, working as a Guest Relation Manager in ‘Shayalo Page 1 of 23 th 18 December 2025 APPLN-461-2025.DOC Club’ for the past one year. Her work timings are from 6:00 pm. to 2:30 am. The Complainant/First Informant was in the 8th week of pregnancy. On 15th November 2025, after completing her shift, at around 1:30 am., she took the lift from the third floor to come to the ground floor. The Respondent No.1 herein, was also in the lift, accompanied by two men and one woman. The lift-man was manning the lift. The Respondent No.1 and his friends, boarded the lift in an inebriated condition. The Respondent No.1 had a laser torch in his hand and was pointing the light on the Complainant’s body, especially on her breast and private parts. Being annoyed with the said act, she requested the Respondent No.1 to stop doing so. The Respondent No.1 abused her with the words that “It's women like you who leave