1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR. CRIMINAL APPLICATION (ABA) NO.97/2011 (Smt. Nikita w/o Gopal Chokse and two others .vrs. State of Maharashtra) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders or directions Court's or Judge's orders. and Registrar's orders Mr. Y.V. Nayyar, Advocate for applicants. .......... CORAM : P.D. KODE, J. DATED : MARCH 21, 2011 Heard. Having regard to the fact that applicant nos.1 and 2 were not in a intercepted truck, which was over weighed and carrying sand during the night time and first information report being principally directed regarding the act committed by applicant no.3, the applicant nos.1 and 2 deserves to be protected, until the merits of the prosecution case against them are examined in light of papers of the investigation so far effected. Hence, no coercive steps against applicant nos.1 and 2 till 29.3.2011 in connection with Crime No. 18/2011 of Mohadi Police Station, District–Bhandara registered for offence under Sections 379, 188 r/w 34 of IPC, Section 130(3), 177 & 104/177 of Motor Vehicles 2 Act, subject to both of them attending investigating officer on alternate day in between 11 am and 2 pm, cooperating with the investigation of the crime in question, not making any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the accusation levelled against them so as to dissuade them from disclosing such facts to the investigating officer, staying at the address mentioned in the application and not misusing the order for fleeing away. Issue notice to the non-applicant, returnable on 29.3.2011. Mr. D.P. Thakre, learned APP appears for the non-applicant by waiving notice. Criminal Application (APPP) No.276/2011 Heard. For the reasons mentioned in the application, the same is allowed. Criminal Application (APPP) No.277/2011 Heard. The learned counsel for the applicants states that he is not pressing application separately made for grant of ad-interim anticipatory bail in view of the order being passed in the main application. Hence, the application stands disposed of as not pressed. JUDGE Gulande