- 1 - IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 2383/2010 1] Meenabai wd/o Prabhudas Rajgire, age 38 yrs., occu.service, r/o Osmanpura, Aurangabad. 2] Sindhubai w/o Bhagwanrao Umap, age 48 yrs., occu.household, r/o Behind Bajaj Hospital, Beed Bye-pass, Aurangabad. 3] Ramesh s/o Sudam Pawar, age 57 yrs., occu.service, r/o Ambad Tq.Ambad Dist.Jalna. ...Applicants.. Versus The State of Maharashtra, through Police Inspector, Police Station, Mukundwadi, Aurangabad. ...Respondent... ..... Shri G.C. Nawandar, Advocate h/f Shri D.B. Bhange, Advocate for applicants. Shri P.P. More, APP for respondent. ..... - 2 - CORAM: A.V. POTDAR, J. DATE: 07.07.2010 PER COURT: 1] By the present application, the applicants have approached this Court for their release on anticipatory bail in the event of their arrest in connection with Crime No.192/2010 registered in Mukundwadi Police Station of Aurangabad for the alleged offence u/s 363, 366-A r/w 34 of the I.P.C. 2] It appears that initially this application was moved on 30.6.2010 and at that time, interim protection was granted to all the three applicants. 3] Heard counsel for the applicants and the learned A.P.P. as also perused th papers of investigation. 4] It appears that the applicant no.2 is the maternal aunt of applicant no.1 and applicant no.3 is father of applicant no.1. Applicant no.1 is in the services of Municipal Corporation of Aurangabad, while applicant n.3 is not resident of Aurangabad, but is resident of Ambad Tq.Ambad Dist.Jalna. The said offence came to be registered on the complaint of one Vikas Uttamrao Ambildhage alleging that in the morning of 24.5.2010, son of the first applicant kidnapped the minor daughter of the complainant and to whom these applicants assisted. It is to - 3 - be noted that as per the allegations in the complaint, the alleged incident occurred in the morning of 24.5.2010, but immediately no complaint was lodged neither any missing report was lodged in the concerned Police Station. It is contended across the Bar on the basis of certificate issued by the Municipal Corporation, Aurangabad, by Ward Officer that on 24.5.2010, the first applicant was on duty and performing the duty near Chetak Ghoda in the area known as Sawarkar Chowk and Ravindra Nagaar. Even though sufficient opportunity was given to the respondent as this document was produced on record at the time of filing of the application whether this document is genuine or not, no submissions across the Bar countering the same on behalf of the respondent. Considering the over-all effect of the vague allegations against the applicants, a case is made out to exercise discretion. In view of this, following order. 5] Interim protection granted to the applicants on 30.6.2010 to continue till filing of the charge-sheet. In the mean time, the applicants to give attendance in Mukundwadi Police Station, Aurangabad, if required on written intimation by the concerned investigating officer. The applicants shall not tamper the prosecution witnesses. The application stands disposed of accordingly. (A.V. Potdar, J.) ndk/cr771021