1 mpt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 596 of 2010 Arun Kejriwal ... Applicant versus The State of Maharashtra ... Respondent ... Mr.S.V. Marwadi with Mr.Rishi Bhuta advocate for the applicant. Mrs. M.H. Mhatre APP for the State. CORAM : D.G. KARNIK, J. DATED : 16th February 2010 P.C. 1. Heard. 2. By this application, applicant seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with C.R.No. I-9/10 at Palghar Police Station, Dist.Thane for an alleged offence punishable u/s.409, 406, 465, 468, 471, 20, 201, 120B of the IPC. According to the prosecution, one Mr.Pawan Kejriwal brother of the present applicant is involved in preparation of the false records and documents to enable different companies to claim false refund of sales tax. A Dy. Commissioner of Sales Tax is also alleged to have conspired with Pawan Kejriwal in the said preparation of false records and 2 documents so as to defraud the State by granting undue refunds of sales tax. The allegation against the applicant is that he helped his brother in removing the incriminating material into another flat and he caused the incriminating material to disappear. Prima facie, the offence against the applicant appears to be one u/s.201 of the IPC. On being asked, learned APP as unable to point out any material qua the applicant’s involvement in the crime except for an offence u/s.201 and 120B of the IPC. So far as allegation u/s. 120B are concerned, learned APP was unable to point out any material which points out to the conspiracy in the commission for an offence other than destruction of the evidence. 3. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, applicant deserves to be granted pre-arrest bail. Hence, I pass the following order:- O R D E R In the event applicant is arrested in connection with C.R. No.I-9/10 he shall be released on bail on executing P.R. Bond of Rs. 15,000/- with two sureties of the like amount subject to the following conditions: (i) Applicant shall not interfere with the investigation and shall not tamper with any of the prosecution evidence. (ii) Applicant shall attend the concerned office of EOW on every Monday for a period of four weeks between 5.00 p.m to 7.00 p.m for the purpose of interrogation/investigation and shall also attend on any other time when he shall be specifically summoned. 3 This order shall remain in force for a period of two months or till the charge-sheet is filed, whichever is earlier, whereafter the applicant may, if he so desires apply for bail before the appropriate court. (D.G. KARNIK,J.)