IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 1408/2008 Ashish Sudhakarrao Gondchor vs. State of Maharashtra -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders or directions Court's or Judge's orders and Registrar's orders. CORAM : S.R.DONGAONKAR, J DATED : 30 th APRIL, 2008. Heard Shri Anil Mardikar, Advocate, for the applicant and Shri Patel, A.P.P. for respondent. Interim order was passed on 10th April, 2008. The applicant is the accused of the offence punishable under Sections 393, 383, 384 and 506 of IPC. It is the allegation against the applicant that on 17.3.2008 he tried to extort money by snatching away the bag near bus stand of village Chohatta Bazar. The facts that emerge are that there is a clear statement of the applicant in para 2 of the application that there is animosity between the complainant's family and that of the applicant. It does appear that the incident is of noon time and there was police chowki on the bus stand, but the report was not lodged there. The report is lodged to the police station at about 8.30 – 9 p.m., though on the same day. The distance between the spot of incident and the police station is stated to be about 12 kms. As such, ex facie there may not be any substance in the contention that the report is belated. But fact remains that there is clear statement of the applicant in the application that the members of Rathi family i.e. of the complainant were convicted for the offence of murder of one Nandu Tade, belonging to Shiv Sena group, to which the applicant also belongs. The applicant has made a categorical statement in the application that he is taking education of B.A.M.S. and his father is a doctor by profession and as there are no previous criminal antecedents, the interim order dated 10th April, 2008, needs to be confirmed. As such, in the event of arrest of the applicant for the offence punishable under Sections 393, 383, 384 and 506 of IPC in Crime No. 12/2008 of Police Station, Dahihanda, he be released on bail on furnishing surety and P.R.Bond of Rs. 25,000/- subject to conditions that he shall attend the Police Station Dahihanda as and when directed by the I.O. for the purposes of investigation and shall not directly or indirectly tamper with the prosecution evidence. Application stands disposed of. JUDGE Rvj