(1) CR.APP. 1762.2009 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 1762 OF 2009 Chandrakant S/o Dattatraya Dahibhate, Age : 53 years, Occu.: Service, R/o 3/24/2, Vitthal Nagar, Shriram Nagar, N-2, CIDCO, Aurangabad .. Applicant Versus 1] The State of Maharashtra 2] Superintendent of Police, Aurangabad (Copy to be served on PP High Court, Bench at Aurangabad) .. Respondents Smt. Varsha Ghanekar, Advocate h/f. Mr. N.S. Ghanekar, Advocate for the Applicant Smt. R.R. Mane, APP for the Respondent-State CORAM : A.V. NIRGUDE, J. DATED : 17TH JULY, 2009 ORAL ORDER:- 1] The applicant was appointed as a Cotton Grader at a Cotton Procurement Centre at Pachod. On 5.1.2009, he was directed to purchase cotton from the cotton growers. Immediately after his appointment, he asked the complainants Cotton Federation that he should be provided with a (2) CR.APP. 1762.2009 moisture meter. He said that looking to the huge quantity of the cotton that was brought to his centre for sale, it was impossible for him to check the moisture content of the cotton. He wrote a similar letter earlier on 25.1.2009. In the meantime he went on procuring cotton from the cotton growers. Thereafter, it was found that the cotton procured by the applicant contained more moisture than permissible. It is alleged that the applicant purposely purchased cotton with more moisture, so that the weight of the cotton would be more and the cotton growers would get undue advantage. 2] The allegation against the applicant are apparently unjustifiable, if he was not provided with the moisture meter. The applicant therefore deserves protection of anticipatory bail. In the event of the applicant’s arrest in crime no.55 of 2009 registered at Pachod Police Station, Dist. Aurangabad, he shall be released on bail of Rs.10,000/- (Rs.Ten Thousand) with one surety in the like amount. 3] Criminal Application stands disposed of. Sd/- (A.V. NIRGUDE, J.) arp/17july9/cr1762.09