Vitthal Laxman Sonawane And ANR v. The State Of Maharashtra
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO.708 OF 2016 1.
Vitthal Laxman Sonawane 2.
Dnyaneshwar Kisan Dhande ...Applicants
Versus
The State of Maharashtra
...Respondent
Mr.S.P.Dighe, for the Applicants Ms. Veera Shinde, A.P.P for the Respondent-State Police Havildar - Pravin K. Adangale, Sinnar Police Station, Nashik. CORAM : REVATI MOHITE DERE, J.
DATE : 20th APRIL, 2016 P.C. :
1.
Heard learned Counsel for the applicants and the learned A.P.P. 2.
By this application, the applicants seek pre-arrest bail in connection with C.R. No.I-343 of 2015 registered with the Sinnar Police Station, Nashik, for the alleged offences punishable under Sections 420, 465, 468 r/w 34 of the Indian Penal Code.
3.
Learned Counsel for the applicants submitted that applicant
2/4 no.1 is the Talathi at Taluka - Sinnar and applicant no.2 is the Circle Officer. He submitted that the only allegation, qua the applicants is that they have not followed due process of law and have made entries in the revenue records, on the basis of an application made by Suhas V. Kshatriya, that the Suit was decided in his favour. He submitted that coaccused - Suhas V. Kshatriya and Vaijayanti Pawar have been granted anticipatory bail by this Court vide order dated 5th April and 6th April, 2016 respectively.
4.
Learned APP does not dispute the aforesaid.
5.
Perused the papers. It appears that Suhas V. Kshatriya had made an application before the applicants stating therein, that the suit was decided in his favour, pursuant to which, the applicants made necessary entries in the revenue records by deleting the lis-pendence entry, of the complainant. Co-accused - Suhas V. Kshatriya and Vaijayanti Pawar have been granted anticipatory bail by this Court vide order dated 5th April and 6th April, 2016, respectively.
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Considering the nature of allegations, the custody of the applicants is not required and the applicants are granted anticipatory bail on the following terms and conditions :
ORDER
(i) In the event of the arrest, the applicants be enlarged on bail on furnishing P.R. Bond in the sum of Rs.10,000/- each with one or two sureties in the like amount ;
(ii) The applicants shall attend the concerned Police Station, as and when called for, till the filing of the charge-sheet; (iii) The applicants shall not tamper or attempt to influence the complainant, witnesses or any person concerned with the case. 7.
The Application is allowed in the aforesaid terms and is accordingly disposed of.
8.
It is made clear that the observations made herein are prima
4/4 facie and are confined to this application and the learned Judge to decide the case on its own merits, uninfluenced by the observations made herein. 9.
All concerned to act on the authenticated copy of this order. REVATI MOHITE DERE, J.