Snehal Nemchand Mehta v. The State Of Maharashtra

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO. 735 OF 2019 Snehal Nemchand Mehta ... Applicant V/s.

State of Maharashtra ... Respondent WITH CRIMINAL APPLICATION (APPP) NO.873 OF 2019 IN ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO. 735 OF 2019 Bhagyashri Kamlakar Bhat ... Intervenor In the matter between :- Snehal Nemchand Mehta ... Applicant V/s.

State of Maharashtra ... Respondent None for the Applicant.

Mr. Ajit M. Savagave for Intervenor in APPP/873/2019 Smt. Veera Shinde, A.P.P. for Respondent-State. CORAM : A.S. GADKARI, J.

DATE : 4th August, 2021.

P.C. :

1.

By an Order dated 4th April, 2019 the Applicant was granted interim relief.

2.

Record indicate that, the Applicant is aged about 63 years old women and is blind by her right eye and her vision of left eye is impaired (partially blind).

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Today, learned A.P.P. on instructions from Investigating Officer Shri Prasad K. Jadhav, Economic Offences Wing, Satara, submitted that, the custodial interrogation of the Applicant for further investigation of the present crime is not necessary.

4.

In view of the categorical statement made by the learned A.P.P., on instructions from the Investigating Officer Shri Prasad K. Jadhav, Economic Offences Wing, Satara, interim relief granted by Order dated 4th April, 2019 is confirmed.

Hence the following Order :

i) In the event of arrest of Applicant in C.R. No.48 of 2019 dated 31st January, 2019 registered with Phaltan City Police Station, Phaltan, Dist.Satara, she be released on bail on her furnishing P. R. Bond of Rs.15,000/- with one or two local sureties in the like amount.

ii) Applicant shall not tamper the evidence and/or influence the prosecution witnesses.

5.

Anticipatory Bail Application is allowed in the aforesaid terms.

6.

In view of disposal of the Anticipatory Bail Application, Criminal Application No.873 of 2019 for intervention, does not survive and is accordingly disposed off.

[A.S. GADKARI, J.] by MANOJ R TANDALE Date:

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