Shri. Santosh Phal Dessai. v. The Officer In Charge, Quepem Police Station And ANR.,

1 Crmab 115,116,117 2015

IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA

CRIMINAL APPLICATION (BAIL) NO.115 OF 2015 WITH CRIMINAL APPLICATION (BAIL) NO.116 OF 2015 WITH CRIMINAL APPLICATION (BAIL) NO.117 OF 2015 CRIMINAL APPLICATION (BAIL) NO.115 OF 2015 Smt. Lata Sharma, Wife of Bihari Sharma, H. No. 2, Mulem, Paroda, Quepem-Goa. ........ Applicant V e r s u s

1. The Officer Incharge, Quepem Police Station, Quepem, Goa.

2. State of Goa, Through the Public Prosecutor, Bombay High Court, Panaji,Goa. ......... Respondents CRIMINAL APPLICATION (BAIL) NO.116 OF 2015 Smt. Deepa Santosh Phal Dessai, Wife of Santosh Phal Dessai, aged 37 years, resident H. No. 2, Mulem, Paroda, Quepem-Goa. ........ Applicant V e r s u s

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1. The Officer Incharge, Quepem Police Station, Quepem, Goa.

2. State of Goa, Through the Public Prosecutor, Bombay High Court, Panaji,Goa. ......... Respondents CRIMINAL APPLICATION (BAIL) NO.117 OF 2015 Shri Santosh Phal Dessai, Son of late Shri Babu Fal Dessai, Aged 42 years, resident of H. No. 2, Mulem, Paroda, Quepem-Goa. ........ Applicant V e r s u s

1. The Officer Incharge, Quepem Police Station, Quepem, Goa.

2. State of Goa, Through the Public Prosecutor, Bombay High Court, Panaji,Goa. ......... Respondents Mr. Carlos Alvares Ferreira, Advocate for the Applicants. Mr. M. Amonkar, Additional Public Prosecutor for the Respondent/State.

CORAM: C. V. BHADANG, J.

DATE: 19TH JUNE, 2015.

3 Crmab 115,116,117 2015 ORAL ORDER:

Heard Mr. C. A. Ferreira, learned counsel for the applicants and Mr. M. Amonkar, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondents.

2.

All these three criminal applications involve a common prayer for grant of anticipatory bail. The applicants are apprehending arrest in connection with investigation of crime no. 2/15 of Quepem Police Station under sections 354, 323, 324, 327, 427 r/w 34 of I.P.C. 3.

By an order dated 6/5/2014 this Court had granted ad -interim protection to the applicant. It is submitted by Shri Amonkar, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor, on instructions from the Investigating Officer that the investigating agency does not need the custody of the applicants. In such circumstances, it is submitted that appropriate order be passed.

4.

On hearing the learned counsel for the parties and considering the nature of the offences alleged and in view of the fact that the investigating agency is not insisting for the custody of the

4 Crmab 115,116,117 2015 applicants, criminal applications are disposed of in the following terms:

(a) In the event of arrest, the applicants shall be released on bail on each of the applicants furnishing a personal bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand only) with one surety in the like amount.

(b) The applicants shall not tamper with the prosecution evidence and witnesses and shall co operate with the investigating agency as and when required.

5.

The criminal applications are disposed of in the aforesaid terms.

C. V. BHANDANG, J.

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