( 1 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 3725 OF 2010 Ashutosh s/o Kamlakar Alhat, R/o Zensar Towers, Hadapsar, By-pass Road, Gulmohar Paradise Homes, 505, "B" Wing, 5th Floor, Kharadi, Pune, Dist. Pune. APPLICANT VERSUS The State of Maharashtra RESPONDENT .... Smt. Sadhana S. Jadhav, advocate for the applicant. Mr. B.J. Sonawane, APP for the respondent/State. .... [CORAM : V.R. KINGAONKAR, J.] [DATE : 27th September, 2010] PER COURT : 1. The application is for bail. 2. The applicant is arrested in connection with Crime No. I-275/2010 registered at Kotwali Police Station, Ahmednagar, for offences punishable under section 384, 394 and 395 read with section 34 of the I.P. Code. ( 2 ) 3. The F.I.R. purports to show that on 18th August, 2010 at about 2230 hours, the complainant and his colleagues went to a plae in front of Patil Hospital for carrying out certain work. The complainant is an Engineer and attached to office of Vodaphone. It appears that he was executing work of laying down certain connecting cable-wire. The applicant inquired with him whether he had obtained permission to do such work. The complainant told him that at the relevant time, he had no such documents, but on next day, such documents of permission will be shown. The applicant demanded Rs. 5000/- for continuation of such work. The complainant gave him Rs. 1500/- and thereafter, the applicant left the place. It is alleged that subsequently, two (2) persons came on a motorcycle and again demanded permission letter. Thereafter, he was assaulted. Certain amount was taken away from his valet and so also, amount of Rs. 500/- was taken away from the valet of a worker, by name Mr. Sharma. The F.I.R. purports prima facie that the applicant is concerned only with the first part of the incident and the second part relates to some three (3) unknown persons. The first part of the F.I.R. reveals that the applicant demanded document pertaining to permission available with the complainant to carry out the work of laying down the connecting cable-wire. ( 3 ) 4. Considering the averments in the F.I.R. and the nature of allegations, it does not appear that the applicant is guilty of offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life. In this view of the matter, the application is allowed. The applicant is directed to be released on condition of furnishing of bail bonds in sum of Rs. 20,000/- (rupees twenty thousand) with one solvent surety to the satisfaction of the Court of Sessions. The applicant shall not contact any of the prosecution witnesses and shall make no attempt to tamper with the prosecution evidence. [V.R. KINGAONKAR] JUDGE NPJ/criapln3725-10