1 srk IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE SIDE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 2871 OF 2009 Ganpat Bapu Salunkhe ... Applicant. Vs. The State of Maharashtra ... Respondent. Mr. Vishal V. Ingawale for Applicant. Mr. J.P. Yagnik, APP for Respondent. CORAM : SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI, J. DATED : 30th July, 2009. P.C.: 1 Heard the learned counsel for the applicant and learned APP for the State. 2 The applicant is seeking bail in C.R. No. 63 of 2005 of GB, CID, E.O.W. Mumbai (now EOW C.R. No. 26 of 2005), under sections 420, 465, 467, 468, 471, 120-B of the Indian Penal Code. 3 The prosecution case is that applicant is a builder and he has sold flats to various persons. Further case of the prosecution is that one flat has been sold by the applicant to more than one person. The material on record shows that one Flat No. G-2 in Vikrant Co-operative Housing Society situated at Plot No.54, Sector-9, Dive Airoli, New Mumbai has 2 been sold to four persons. Flat No. B/302 in the said society has been sold to four persons, Flat No. B/202 in the said society has been sold to four persons, Flat No. B/203 has been sold to four persons, Plat No. A/203 has been sold to three persons and Flat No. B/103 has been sold to four persons and Flat No. A/103 has been sold to two persons, by the applicant. Thus, it is seen that the applicant has cheated large number of persons by selling the same flat to more than one person. The learned APP states that the applicant is involved in five other cases, the details are as under: 1 CR No. 39/2007 of MHB Colony, Borvili Police Station, under sections 420, 465, 467, 468, 471, 120-B of the Indian Penal Code. 2 CR No.592/2006 of Mulund Police Station, under sections 420, 465, 467, 468, 471, 120-B of the Indian Penal Code. 3 CR No.341/2006 of Vashi Police Station, Navi Mumbai, under sections 420, 465, 467, 468, 471, 120-B of the Indian Penal Code. 4 CR No. 372/2006 of Khar Police Station, under sections 420, 465, 467, 468, 471, 120-B of the Indian Penal Code. 5 CR No. 17/2008 of Crime Branch, EOW Mumbai, which earlier pertains to Pak Side Police Station, Mumbai, under sections 420, 465, 467, 468, 471, 120-B of the Indian Penal Code. 3 4 Material on record shows that the applicant has been habitually cheating people by using forged documents. The learned APP states that the charge has been framed in the present case and the matter is kept for trial on 17th August, 2009. Looking to the facts, circumstances of the present case and the antecedents of the present applicant, I do not find that this is a fit case to grant bail at this stage. Hence, application is rejected. (SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI, J.)