1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.917 OF 2010 Ajay Harkchand Karnawat and another ..Applicants V/s The State of Maharashtra and another. ..Respondents ..... Mr.S.J. Salunke, Advocate for applicants. Mr.D. V. Tele, APP for respondents. ..... (CORAM : SHRIHARI P. DAVARE,J.) DATE : 29th March, 2010. PER COURT : 1. Heard Mr.S.J. Salunke, learned counsel for applicants and Mr.D.V. Tele, learned A.P.P. for respondents. 2. This is an application preferred by applicants seeking anticipatory bail apprehending their arrest in connection with C.R. No.18/2010 registered at Kallam Police Station, Dist. Osmanabad at about 21.00 hours for the offence punishable under section 395, 342 of 2 the Indian Penal Code. 3. It appears that the complaint filed in the present matter by the complainant Harkchand Karnawat i.e. father of applicant no.1 herein at C. R. No.18/2010 at 2100 hours on 12.02.2010 is counter blast to the complaint filed by applicant against him i.e. C.R. No. 17/2010 on 12.02.2010 at 20.10 hours which appears to be outcome of civil dispute between them. It is reported that the complainant herein who is the accused in C.R. No.17/2010 and other persons who are accused in the C.R. No.17/2010 have been already enlarged on bail. 4. Moreover, interim relief was granted to applicants on 8th March, 2010 and there is no grievance against applicants that they did not co-operate in the investigation. 5. In the circumstances, the present application deserves to be allowed and protection granted on 8th March, 2010 stands confirmed and it is directed that in the event of arrest of applicant nos.1 and 2 in connection with C.R. No.18/2010 registered with Kallam 3 Police Station for the offence punishable under sections 395, 342 of the Indian Penal Code, applicant nos.1 and 2 be released on bail on furnishing surety in the sum of Rs.15,000/- each and on executing the P.R. bonds in the like amount by each of them on the condition that, they shall attend the concerned Police Station as and when required and shall co-operate with the investigation and they shall not tamper with prosecution evidence and shall not influence the prosecution witnesses directly or indirectly. 6. These observations are prima facie observations and shall be restricted to this order only and shall not be used in any other matter while deciding it on merits. This order shall be in force till filing of the charge sheet. (SHRIHARI P. DAVARE) JUDGE gas/cri917.10