Ashok Tulasidas Yadav v. State of Maharashtra
In the High Court of Bombay
Cr. B.A. 3015/2018
Before Justice Nitin W. Sambre
Decided on January 4, 2019

Relevancy of the case: Bail application in a case involving rape and sending of threatening messages on WhatsApp

Statutes and Provisions Involved

• The Information Technology Act, 2000 (Section 67)
• The Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Sections 34, 376, 384, 452, 504, 354D, 323 , 506)

Relevant Facts of the Case

• The FIR suggests the continuation of incidents from 2010 till 2018.
• The alleged incident of rape took place somewhere between 2012 and 2018.
• The complainant alleges that the applicant threatened them through WhatsApp messages.

 Opinion of the Bench

• The court opined that the petitioner deserved the bail.
• The record does not reflect threatening messages through the applicant’s mobile phone after being seized.

Final Decision

• Application allowed.
• Bail granted with certain conditions.

This case summary has been prepared by Anushka Ojha, an undergraduate student at Bharati Vidyapeeth New Law College, Pune, during her internship with The Cyber Blog India in May/June 2021.