* 1 * ABA.291.2011 2.8.2011 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO. 291 OF 2011 1. Gajanan Anna Mali & anr. ....Applicants V/S. The State of Maharashtra ....Respondent Mr. S.R. Ganbavale, Advocate for the applicants. Mrs. G.P. Mulekar, APP for the respondent­State. CORAM :­ Smt. R.P. SondurBaldota, J. 2nd August, 2011. P.C. :­ 1. The applicants are the Chairman and Secretary of the Water Supply Scheme who apprehend their arrest in C.R. No. 132 of 2010 for the offences punishable under Sections 420, 406, 409 read with Section 34 Indian Penal Code registered with Hatkanangale Police Station, District­Kolhapur. The applicants have shown Rs.12,14,452/­ as spent for the water connection, whereas, the actual expenditure incurred was of Rs.9,10,264/­ as per the report given by Extension Officer of Zilla Parishad. The applicants have made a claim that the accounts of the Committee were audited by empanelled auditor who had found nothing amiss. In view of this claim, an opportunity was given to the * 2 * ABA.291.2011 2.8.2011 applicants to produce the report of the auditor stating specifically that there was no difference in the actual expenditure and the amount shown to have been spent. The applicants, however, have not been able to produce that report before this Court till date. The applicants were also granted an opportunity to deposit the amount of difference of approximately Rs.3,00,000/­ in the Court. However, the applicants have not complied with that direction either. 2. Considering the fact that the complaint as filed makes out the offence alleged against the applicants and that the money involved is public money, this Court is not inclined to exercise its discretion for grant of anticipatory bail to the applicants. Hence, the application is dismissed. [SMT. R.P. SONDURBALDOTA, J]