BA-989-11.sxw 1 Dixit IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL BAIL APPLICATION NO.989 OF 2011 Mustafa Liyakat Shaikh ... Applicant V/s. State of Maharashtra, Thru' Jawhar Police Station, Dist. Thane ... Respondent Mr. J.N. Shiradhonkar for the Applicant. Mrs. S.D. Shinde, APP, for the Respondent. CORAM: A.M. THIPSAY, J. DATED : 11 TH AUGUST, 2011. P.C. : 1. Heard. 2. Copy of the Charge-Sheet tendered by Mr. Shiradhonkar, the learned Advocate for the Applicant, is taken on record. I have gone through the entire papers available with the learned APP for the Respondent-State. 3. The First Informant Altaf Memon's car was burnt by somebody. Then his shop containing goods was also burnt by somebody. Thereafter, his wife received some telephone calls on her mobile telephone from a particular mobile telephone number. She also received SMS from the same number. The caller claimed that he had caused the damages and that he would cause further damage by killing her sons etc. Some ransom was also reportedly demanded by the caller. In the course of investigation, it was revealed that the co-accused Arman Memon had committed the acts, namely, of setting the car and the shop BA-989-11.sxw 2 Dixit on fire, of giving threatening calls etc. The Applicant, who is the accused No.2 in the said case, came to be arrested as it was revealed that he had allowed his mobile telephone instrument to be used by the other accused i.e. the Accused No.1-Arman. 4. Admittedly, the SIM Card in question had been procured by the other accused only. According to the Investigating Agency, even the threats had been given by the other accused only. The other accused, being a juvenile, was released on bail. 5. So far as the Applicant is concerned, he is in custody since 21st May, 2011. 6. Considering the role, that has been attributed to him in the alleged offences, I think it fit to release him on bail. 7. The Bail Application is allowed. 8. The Applicant is ordered to be released on bail in the sum of Rs.30,000/-, with one surety in like amount, or two sureties in the sum of Rs.15,000/- each. [A.M. THIPSAY, J.]