IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO.5349 OF 2004 Vijay Bhanu Padvankar ...Applicant Versus The State of Maharashtra ...Respondent ...... Mr.Shreeram Shirsat with Mr.Manohar Khandalkar & Mr.Ashish P.Dalvi for Applicant. Mr.R.Y.Mirza, A.P.P. for Respondent. ...... CORAM: A.M.KHANWILKAR, J. CORAM: A.M.KHANWILKAR, J. CORAM: A.M.KHANWILKAR, J. DECEMBER 8, 2004. DECEMBER 8, 2004. DECEMBER 8, 2004. P.C. P.C. P.C. 1. Heard Counsel for the parties. Perused the record. 2. Even accepting the prosecution case as it is, the role of the Applicant is shown as having introduced the party to the Rent Collector. The appropriate course, to my mind, is to enlarge the Applicant on anticipatory bail till the filing of the charge-sheet. Upon filing of the charge-sheet, : 2 : the Applicant shall apply for regular bail before the appropriate Court, which will be considered on its own merits, in accordance with law. The Applicant is granted anticipatory bail on the following conditions: (a) The Applicant is granted anticipatory bail in connection with C.R.No.229/04 registered with Deonar Police Station on executing personal bond in the sum of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty-five Thousand) with one or two local sureties in the like amount. (b) The Applicant shall daily report to the Investigating Officer for a period of one week from today between 5.00 p.m. to 7.00 p.m. and thereafter, once in fortnight on every Saturday between 10.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. till the filing of the charge-sheet or on such other date, time and place, as may be required by the Investigating Officer. (c) The Applicant shall extend full co-operation for the purpose of investigation, as : 3 : and when called upon. (d) The Applicant shall observe conditions specified in Section 438 (2) of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, as applicable to the State of Maharashtra. . Application disposed of on the above terms. A.M.KHANWILKAR, J.