1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.5281 OF 2009 Manjunath @ Menja Bharat Chavan )..Applicant Vs. The State of Maharashtra )..Respondent ---- Mr. Vishal Kolekar for the applicant. Mr.A. S. Gadkari APP for the State. ---- Coram : R.S.MOHITE,J Date : 29th March, 2010 PC 1 This is an application for grant of regular bail. The applicant is shown as an accused in C.R.No.302/2008 registered by the Hadapsar police station for alleged offences under Sections 395, 457, 380 & 412 of IPC. The offence of robbery and dacoity took place on 7.6.2008 and the FIR was lodged by Smt. Vaishnavi Shedge on the same day. It was her case that some people wearing masks (about 7 persons) broke into his house and decamped with gold & silver ornaments and other articles. The present applicant was arrested on 12.1.2009. There is no recovery from him. The gold ornaments are said to be sold to a jeweller by some of the accused. Learned APP states that there is no statement of the jeweller identifying the present applicant as the person who had sold him any gold ornaments. He fairly concedes that statements against the applicant are the statements of the co-accused. Taking into account overall view of the matter, I am inclined to grant bail to the present applicant. In the circumstances, it is directed that pending his trial in 2 connection with C.R.No.302/2008 registered by the Hadapsar police station, the applicant will be released on bail in the sum of Rs.25,000/- with one surety in the like amount subject to the condition that he will report to the Investigating officer, who presently is API Handore of Crime Branch, Pune city, once a week on every Monday till the disposal of his trial. Application stands disposed off. (R.S.MOHITE,J) 3