1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.1688 OF 2010 Bhajanlal V.Vishnoi. ..Applicant. Vs. The State of Maharashtra. ..Respondent. WITH CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.1806 OF 2010 Pahadsingh Shivnath Rajpoot and anr. ..Applicant. Vs. The State of Maharashtra. ..Respondent. Mr. S.V.Marwadi i/by Sushant Narkar for the Applicant. Mr.A.R.Patil, APP. For the State. CORAM : R.S. MOHITE, J. DATE : 21st April, 2010 PC : 1 Since applicants in both these applications are shown as an accused in C.R. No.I-73/2010 registered by the Manikpur Police Station, Thane 2 for the alleged offences punishable under sections 395, 364-A of the I.P.C., both the applications can be conveniently disposed off together. I have perused the F.I.R. which has been lodged by Pravin Ramprasad Bishoni. According to him, he was owner of four vehicles. On 11.3.2010, he was accosted by accused persons who were armed with hocky stickes and iron rods. He was beaten and asked to sit in the vehicle. When he make enquiry in respect of his other vehicles, he was told that he was responsible for getting their vehicles caught for non payment of octroi. He was further told that because of his activities accused were required to pay Rs.4.00 lacs as penalty. The amount was demanded from him under a threat that if not paid his vehicles would be burnt. The F.I.R. states that the complainant and his vehicles were thereafter released. Since the applicants have been released after giving alleged threats, after the incident, the investigation can proceed. It is not necessary to keep these applicants in custody. It is therefore, 3 directed that the pending their trial in connection with CR No. I-73/2010 registered by Manikpur Police Station, the applicants will be released on bail in the sum of Rs.15,000/- each with one surety each in the like amount subject to the condition that they will report to the Investigating Officer once in a fortnight on every first and third Monday between 11-AM to 5-PM till the disposal of the trial and subject to further condition that they will not tamper the prosecution witnesses and they will also remain present on all the dates of the trial in the trial court unless exempted. Application is disposed off. 2 Parties to act on a copy of this order duly authenticated by the registry of this court. ( R.S. MOHITE, J.)