1 SNS IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MUMBAI APPELLATE CRIMINAL JURISDICTION CRIMINAL BAIL APPLICATION NO.3769 OF 2010 Sharad Namdev Pawar ...Applicant. v. The State ...Respondents. Ms Manjiri S. Parasnis , adv. For the Applicant. Ms P.P.Shinde, APP For the Respondent/State. CORAM : J.H. BHATIA, J. DATED : MARCH 3, 2011. P.C. 1 Applicant seeks to be released in Crime No.65 of 2009 registered at Lonavala police station District Pune under Section 395 of the I.P.C. 2 According to the prosecution, complainant Vilas Balasaheb Bhaste was driver of truck bearing no. MH-10 Z 1995. He and his cleaner Sandip had taken 6 passengers also on the said truck. By the side of highway, truck was stopped to check the tyres. At that time, 10-12 persons armed with knives, swords, stones, etc. came there and snatched away an amount of Rs.15,000/- and Nokia mobile handset from the driver. They also snatched away cash from the passengers. They had also threatened the driver, cleaner and the passengers with the sharp and 2 cutting weapons. Offence was registered on the basis of report of the driver Bhaste. The present applicant was arrested on suspicion as he was previously involved in another case of robbery. However, the learned APP concedes that neither there was any recovery from the present applicant nor he was identified as one of the culprits during the test identification parade. 3 Therefore, applicant be released on his executing PR of Rs. 5,000/- with surety in the like amount with condition that he shall not tamper with the prosecution evidence. 4 Application stands disposed off. (J.H. BHATIA,J.)