Surendra Kokil Yadav v. The State Of Maharashtra

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO.1193 OF 2015 Shri Surendra Kokil Yadav ..Applicant.

Vs.

The State of Maharashtra ..Respondent ----- Mr. Swapnil Ambure i/b Dinesh Tiwari & Associattes for Applicant. Ms. S.S. Kaushik, APP for the State.

Mr. V.H. Dalvi, API, Kapur Bawdi Police Station present. ----- CORAM: A.S. GADKARI, J.

DATE : 24th November 2015.

P.C.

The applicant is apprehending arrest in CR No.II-3057 of 2015 registered with Kapur Bavdi Police Station, Thane under Sections 3, 4, 5, 6 of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956. The first information report has been lodged by Shri Bajirao Bhusare, Police Officer on the basis of raid conducted at Rainbow Residency Lodge within the jurisdiction of Kapur Bavdi Police Station, Thane. As per the first information report at the time of raid six women were found at the said lodge. The two other co-accused were also found

2/3 and they were arrested. In the said report it has been mentioned that one of the victim ladies during the course of enquiry informed that the applicant had gave her a room in chawl opposite Shagun Hotel. The first information report further discloses that other six victim ladies have also stated the similar fact at the time of enquiry.

The learned Counsel for the applicant submitted that the applicant is the owner of said rooms wherein some of the victim ladies used to reside. He submits that apart from the said fact the applicant has nothing to do in the present crime. He submits that the said ladies were residing in his rooms as tenants.

I have perused the first information report and other relevant record made available before me and it appears from the said material that apart from the fact that the applicant gave the premises to the victim ladies for their residence, no other role has been attributed to the applicant. By order dated 14.8.2015 passed by this Court the applicant was granted interim protection. The learned Counsel for the applicant submits that in pursuance of the said order dated 14.8.2015, he attended the police station and has co-operated with the investigation of the present crime. The learned APP does not dispute the said statement.

3/3 In view of above, the applicant is entitled to be granted prearrest bail. Hence the following order:- (i) In the event of arrest in CR No.II-3057 of 2015, the applicant shall be released on his furnishing PR bond of Rs.20,000/- with one or two solvent sureties in the like amount.

(ii) The applicant shall attend the Investigating Officer on every Monday between 10.00 a.m. to 12.00 noon till filing of the chargesheet. (iii) The applicant shall not tamper with the prosecution evidence and/or influence the prosecution witnesses.

The application is allowed in the aforesaid terms. (A.S. GADKARI,J.)