*1* IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.3931/2009 Ms.Sapna Chouhan and others. ..Applicants -VERSUS- The State of Maharashtra. ..Respondent ............... Mr.Sanjeev P. Kadam, Advocate for the Applicant. Ms.P.P.Shinde, A.P.P., for the Respondent/State. Mr.H.Kumarswamy, Advocate for the Respondent No.2. ............... CORAM: A.P.DESHPANDE, J. Dated 22nd September, 2009. PC:- 1 Apprehending arrest in Crime No.232/2009 registered with Varsova Police Station for the offences punishable under Sections 323, 342, 380, 427, 448, 452 r/w 34 of the Indian Penal Code, the present application is moved by the Applicants seeking anticipatory bail. 2 The present Applicant No.4 is mother of the Applicants Nos.1, 2 and 3 who are daughters. The Applicants are the owners of the property. One of the rooms in the said property was given to the Complainant on Leave & Licence agreement. According to the Complainant, she has been forcibly dispossessed from the room and her belongings were thrown outside the room. Whereas according to the Applicants, the Complainant has voluntarily vacated the room *2* and handed over possession to the Applicants. 3 During the course of hearing on 28.08.2009 the learned counsel for the Applicants had fairly stated that without prejudice to the rights and contentions of the Applicants, they are ready and willing to handover the possession of the room to the Complainant. The proceedings under Section 145 of the Code of Criminal Procedure were pending and by an order dated 04.09.2009 the learned Metropolitan Magistrate directed restoration of possession to the Complainant and consequently, on 08.09.2009 the possession of the room was restored to the Complainant. What is to be noted is that even during the pendency of the application under Section 145 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the Applicants were ready to voluntarily hand over the possession of room to the Complainant. All the Applicants are women. 4 In view of the statement made by the learned counsel for the Applicants about readiness and willingness to handover the possession, interim protection was granted and the notice was also issued to the Complainant having regard to the nature of controversy. The learned counsel for the Complainant also put in appearance and he is also heard in the matter. 5 Having regard to totality of the facts and circumstances, I deem it appropriate to order that in the event of arrest of the Applicants or anyone of them in Crime No.232/2009 registered with Varsova Police Station, they/she shall be released on bail on executing a personal bond in a sum of Rs.10,000/- each with one or two sureties in the like amount. The Applicants shall abide by the conditions stipulated under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal *3* Procedure. The Applicants shall attend the concerned Police Station daily for a period of one week from tomorrow in between 09:00 to 11:00 am during which period the Investigating Officer may interrogate the Applicants and record their statements. 6 The Application is allowed and disposed of accordingly. -sd- (A.P. Deshpande, J)