:1: IN IN IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL CRIMINAL CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL CRIMINAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 4414 OF 2006 APPLICATION NO. 4414 OF 2006 APPLICATION NO. 4414 OF 2006 Punjaji Sitaram Late. ... Applicant. V/s. State of Maharashtra. ... Respondents. Miss. Alpa Javeri and Teja katdare for the Applicant. Mr. M.S. Mhambre, A.P.P. for the State. ..... CORAM CORAM CORAM : S.C. DHARMADHIKARI,J. : S.C. DHARMADHIKARI,J. : S.C. DHARMADHIKARI,J. 14TH 14TH 14TH DECEMBER 2006. DECEMBER 2006. DECEMBER 2006. P.C. P.C. P.C. : : : 1. The applicant is apprehending arrest in connection with the C.Rs. which are listed at Exhibit ‘A’. 2. Presently, the applicant is arrested and in the custody but in pending C.Rs. he apprehends arrest. The offences alleged are identical. Co-accused Pravin Patil, Rekha Kulkarni and Suresh Chaudhary have been granted identical relief by this Court. 3. In such circumstances, the Applicant is entitled to pre-arrest bail. :2: 4. Hence, the following order is passed :- (i) The Applicant shall be enlarged on bail in connection with C.R.Nos.6/2004 registered at Goregaon Police Station, C.R.No.69/2004 of Panvel City Police Station, C.R.No.89/2003 of Alibaug Police Station, C.R.No.64/2003 of Revdanda Police Station, C.R.No.80/2003 of Vadkhal Police Station, C.R.No.59/2003 of Pali Police Station, C.R.No.52/2004 of Uran Police Station, C.R.No.54/2004 of Uran Police Station, C.R.No.137/2004 of Khed Police Station, C.R.No.213/2004 of Karad City Police Station, C.R.No.312/2005 of Dombivili Police Station, C.R.No.397 of 2005 of Mahatma Phule Chowk Police Station, Kalyan, C.R.No.597 of 2005 of Navpada Police Station-Navi Mumbai and C.R.No.36/2005 of Rasayani Police Station, Raigad subject to furnishing a personal bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rs.Ten thousand only) in each CR (total 14 CRs) with one or two sureties in the like sum in each CR; (ii) The Applicant shall attend the office of Flying Squad, State CID, Pune daily for a period of 15 days from 22nd August 2006 between 11.00 a.m. to 02.00 p.m. and thereafter once in a week; (iii) The bail is granted subject to condition that the applicant shall not, directly or indirectly, make any inducement or threat to any prosecution witnesses and shall not in any manner tamper with prosecution evidence. :3: (iv) The Applicant shall co-operate with the Trial Court for expeditious disposal of the trial, Any attempt by the applicant to delay the trial may be a ground for cancellation of bail; (v) Any observation/s made in this order shall not be constructed as any finding or any expression of opinion on the merits of the case at the time of trial; (vi) Application is disposed of in above terms. (S.C.Dharmadhikari,J.) (S.C.Dharmadhikari,J.) (S.C.Dharmadhikari,J.)