1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH AT NAGPUR Criminal Application (ABA) No.203/2011 ( Ashish Prakashrao Wankhede ..Vs.. State of Maharashtra, through P.S.O., P.S. City Kotwali, Amravati) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, Court's or Judge's orders appearances, Court's orders of directions and Registrar's orders - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mr. Ghodeswar, Adv. for applicant. Mr. S.M. Bhagde, A.P.P. for respondent/State. CORAM : M.N. GILANI J. DATE : 16.6.2 011 . Heard. This is an application, filed for pre-arrest bail apprehending arrest in Crime No.58/2010, registered at the police station City Kotwali – Amravati, for the offences punishable under sections 487, 364-A, 147, 149, 342, 323, 355 and 506 (B) of the Indian Penal Code. The F.I.R. is lodged by one Pundlik Bapurao Tirpude who is Deputy Education Officer, Zilla Parishad, Amravati. His wife Shila is a Vice-President of Bhagyashri Shikshan Sanstha which runs D.Ed. college at Surbhi Vihar, Amravati. One Ashwini Deshmukh was given temporary employment as a Peon. For one or the other reason her services were brought to an end. This Ashiwini Deshmukh started visiting 2 the house of complainant and started to meet him and his wife who is the Vice-President of said Education Society. It is the prosecution case that about 8 accused persons along with said Ashwini Deshmukh hatched a conspiracy to blackmail the complainant. On 2/2/2010, by employing force, some accused persons succeeded in obtaining photographs of the complainant and said Ashwini Deshmukh and on that basis they started demanding amount of Rs.1 Crore. It is further alleged that the signatures of the complainant were obtained on the blank stamp papers. After negotiation, the demand was reduced to Rs.25,000,00/-. Since the complainant had no money, he was asked to issue cheques. These events occurred in between 2/2/2010 to 4/2/2010. Before handing over the amount of Rs.25 Lakhs the complainant approached the police and the trap was laid. Some of the accused came to be arrested and during investigation name of the present applicant/accused surfaced. It is the prosecution case that on 3/2/2010 the accused had booked one room on in Maharaja Residency, Shegaon and as per hotel register the names of the seven accused persons were found mentioned. Learned counsel for the applicant relied upon the decision in the case of Jagnnath V/s. State of Maharashtra reported in 1981 CRI.L.J.1808 and decision in the case of 3 Siddharam Satlingappa Mhetre V/s. State of Maharashtra reported in (2011) 1 S.C.C. 694. This is the case where number of accused persons are involved. It was a well planned conspiracy to commit the offence of extorting money from the complainant. Unless each and every accused participated in the conspiracy is questioned throughly, there cannot be proper investigation. Considering the participation of the applicant/accused in the conspiracy to commit offences, stated above, it would not be desirable to exercise discretion of granting him anticipatory bail. In this view of the matter, I do not find any merit in this application. Application is rejected. JUDGE Tambaskar.