GHANSHYAM MARUTI CHOUGULE vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR

4. BA 3675 of 2024.docx Amberkar IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL BAIL APPLICATION NO. 3675 OF 2024 Ghanshyam Maruti Chougule .. Applicant Versus The State of Maharashtra & Anr. .. Respondent ....................  Mr. S. Rao i/b Mr. Vinayak Reddy, Advocates for Applicant.  Mr. Mahalakshmi Ganapathy, APP for Respondent No. 1 – State.  Ms. Kanchan Chandak a/w Mr. Shashikant D. Chandak for Respondent No.2.  Mr. S.R. Kanadkhedkar, PSI, Parksite Police Station – Present. ................... CORAM : MILIND N. JADHAV, J. DATE : FEBRUARY 06, 2025 JUDGMENT: 1. This Application is made under Section 439 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 seeking regular bail in connection with C.R. No.324/2024 registered with Parksite Police Station for offences under Section 376(2)(i), 376 and 506 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 along with Section 6 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses Act, 2012. 2. Notice to the Respondent No.2 – Victim was issued previously by another bench of this court and subsequently Ms. Kanchan Chandak came to be appointed as Legal Aid Counsel to espouse the cause of the victim and thus I have taken up the matter for hearing