IN THE SPECIAL COURT FOR PROTECTION OF CHILDREN FROM
SEXUAL OFFENCES ACT, 2012 AT FORT, GREATER BOMBAY.
26th March, 2021
ORDER BELOW EXHIBIT-11
IN
POCSO SPECIAL CASE NO.985 OF 2020
The State of Maharashtra
(At the instance of Dongri Police Station
Mumbai, vide C.R. No.135/2020.)
Mr. Prem Kumar R. Pandey, Advocate for Applicant/Accused.
- This third bail application is taken out by the above named
applicant/accused under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal
Procedure (hereinafter referred as 'Cr.P.C.') to enlarge him on bail.
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Dongri Police Station, Mumbai, has arrested the accused in Crime
No.135/2020 for the charges punishable under Section 376 of the
Indian Penal Code (hereinafter referred as 'IPC') and under Sections 4,
6, 8 and 10 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act,
2012 (hereinafter referred as 'POCSO Act'). Since the date of arrest i.e.
03.10.2020, accused has been lying in the Judicial Custody.
- In short, the case of prosecution is that the prosecutrix, 17
years old girl and accused, both were knowing each other being
residents of same area for some period. Accused would visit her home
with his daughter. In those visits, they came too close with each other
and became physical in one lodge and frequently at her home. Accused
would promise to marry her. According to prosecution, accused is also
involved in drugs. Prosecutrix without knowledge of accused would
consume the drugs which would be in his pockets. Her mother
convinced and reprimanded her for not consuming the drugs, but she
didn’t listen to her mother. Often there would be argument and quarrel
between prosecutrix and her mother. So her mother sent her to
Rehabilitation Centre. Her mother returned to Mumbai on 21.09.2020
from Goa. Prosecutrix being scared that her mother would again send
her to Rehabilitation Centre, left Mumbai and went to Lucknow to her
grandparents. In between, her mother lodged her missing report. She
returned to Mumbai on 28.09.2020. On 29.09.2020, she again left her
home without intimating her mother. She met with the accused. Then
she went with him to his job place and later on, visited his house.
Accused then dropped her at J.J. Junction at around 11.00 p.m. She
there met with her mother and police. Her statement came to be
recorded
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Learned Advocate appearing for the applicant/accused has
submitted that his second bail application was rejected. The concerned
Advocate was not having, with him, the evidence which is in favour of
accused,at the time of making submission,for second bail application.
He has submitted that the prosecutrix herself sent her video thereby
making allegations against her mother and step-father that both are
forcing her to make a false case against the present accused. Ld.
Advocate has provided the said video in one pen-drive. He has
submitted that the said video is not available in the mobile of the
accused, but the accused had forwarded the said video to his friends.
So, he has produced for my perusal the mobile to which the accused
has forwarded the said video. He has submitted that he forwarded the
said video on dated 18.09.2020.
- Contrary, learned SPP has strong objection to release the
accused on bail as according to her, he is responsible to make the girl
drug addict. She has also submitted that number of cases are pending
against the accused who is habitual in drug cases. According to her,
accused is involved in serious crime and he may repeat such crime
again, if released on bail.
- The video which is transferred to the pen-drive shows that
the victim girl made a statement against her mother and step-father.
She has stated in the said statement that her step-father used to harass
her, but her mother doesn’t believe her. Her mother makes her to
consume drugs. They also forced her to harass the accused. Her
parents also harass her. It is also seen that the victim girl had made the
said video and sent it to the mobile of accused much prior before
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lodging the report on dt. 02.10.2020. The evidence which was earlier
not available with the defence shows that there is a change in the
circumstances in bringing the evidence, which was though available,
but the defence couldn’t produce it on record. So, to me, the video
wherein the victim is seen pleading, so many things against her mother
and step-father and saying that her parents are forcing her to frame the
accused anyhow, to me, such evidence produced at the subsequent
stage can be a ground to release the accused.
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During this pandemic period, it is not possible to take up
the matter for trial and dispose it of expeditiously. So, it is just and
proper to release the accused on bail. Hence, the following order:
O R D E R
- POCSO Bail application at Exhibit-11 is allowed
- Applicant/Accused Nahendra Mahendra Makawana @ Nanu be
released on bail on furnishing P.R. Bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees
Twenty-five Thousand only) with one or more sureties, in Crime
No.135/2020 of the Dongri Police Station for the offences punishable
under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code and under Sections 4, 6, 8
and 10 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act,
2012, on following conditions :-
- The applicant/accused shall not directly or indirectly make
any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted
with the facts of the case so as to dissuade them from
disclosing such facts to the Court or to any Police Officer or
tamper with the evidence.
- The applicant/accused shall not commit an offence similar to
the offence of which he is accused.
- The applicant/accused shall not stay or reside or enter in the area
where prosecutrix resides and shall not contact the prosecutrix and
the witnesses, directly or indirectly, in any manner or by any means.
- The applicant/accused shall not leave the jurisdiction of the
Court and shall attend the Court on each and every date of
the trial.
- Applicant/accused is directed to attend the police station Dongri
once in a month i.e. on last Sunday in between 11.00 a.m. to 12
noon till next order
- After his release from jail, accused shall quarantine himself in the
house for 14 days.
- If the accused has no surety for his release, he is at liberty to
furnish the PR Bond and cash security of Rs25,000/- temporarily
for the period of eight weeks on a condition that he shall furnish
his mobile number, residential address, permanent as well as local
alongwith residential address with proof of the same of two blood
relations or close friends.
- Application stands disposed of accordingly.
Authenticated copy of the operative order be given to the learned
Advocate for accused
