1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELALTE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.432 OF 2009 Nilappa Siddhappa Talwar ..... Applicant. V/s The State of Maharashtra ...... Respondent. ------- Mr. V.V. Purwant for the applicant. Mrs. M.H. Mhatre, APP for the State. ------ CORAM: V.M. KANADE, J. DATE : 2nd February, 2009 P.C.: 1. Heard the learned Counsel for the applicant and the learned APP for the State. 2. Applicant has been arrested in connection with the offence punishable under sections 406, 409 of the Indian Penal Code which is registered at Jail Road Police Station vide C.R. No.144 of 2008. 3. Applicant was a muddemal clerk from 1993 to 2004. After he retired from service in 2004, it was found that articles and cash were missing from the muddemal property. 4. In the present case, charge-sheet already has been filed. Applicant, at present, is 62 years of age and has already retired in 2004. Possibility of tampering with the evidence, therefore, does not arise. Looking at the age of the applicant and taking into 2 consideration the fact that the charge-sheet already has been filed and investigation is over, continued detention of the applicant in jail, in my view, is not necessary particularly when the trial is not likely to commence immediately in the near future. 5. Under these circumstances, applicant be released on bail in C.R. No.144 of 2008 in the sum of Rs 5000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount. Applicant shall report to the concerned Police Station as and when called. 6. Application is disposed of. (V.M. KANADE, J.)