FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET NO. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.2345 OF 2006 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.2345 OF 2006 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.2345 OF 2006 Mrs.Sara Mohd. Reza Najmi )..Applicant Versus The State of Maharashtra )..Respondent ------------------------------------------------------- Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, Court’s or Judge’s orders appearances, Court’s orders or directions and Registrar’s orders ------------------------------------------------------- Mr.A.H.H.Ponda for the applicant. Mr.Y.S.Shinde APP for the State. Coram : R.S.Mohite,J Coram : R.S.Mohite,J Coram : R.S.Mohite,J Date : 11.7.2006. PC 1. This is an application for grant of bail. The applicant is a lady and the wife of one Mohd.Reza Ibrahim Najmi @ Jamal Siddique. She has been shown as an accused in C.R.No.I-109/2006 registered by the Manikpura police station for alleged offences under Sections 420, 255, 256, 257, 259, 465, 467, 468, 469, 471, 473, 474, 475 & 476 read with 34 of IPC. On perusing the papers it appears that on 25.3.2006, acting on information that the work of : 2 : preparing forged passport and Visas was going on, the police raided the house of one of the accused Sumitra Navgane. At the spot several incriminating articles including false passports were found. Sumitra and another person who were doing the work were taken into custody. They revealed that the material for preparing the passport used to brought by Jamal Siddique who is the husband of the present applicant. It appears that subsequently thereafter on 6.4.2006 the house of the present applicant and the said Jamal Siddique was searched. Jamal Siddique was found absconding. Certain incriminating articles were also found in the house. Investigation has not revealed any particular acts being done by the present applicant. It is possible that though she may have knowledge of the activities of her husband, she may not : 3 : actually be involved in the offence particularly when the FIR only implicates her husband. It was sought to be argued that Jamal Siddique was evading the police. That by itself cannot be a ground for continuing the present applicant in the jail when the charge-sheet is filed. In the circumstances, I am inclined to grant bail to the present applicant. It is therefore, directed that pending her trial in pursuance of C.R.No.I-109/2006 registered by the Manikpura police station, the applicant may be released on bail in the sum of Rs.20,000/- with one surety in the like amount subject to the condition that she will report to the investigating officer at Manikpura police station once a fortnight on 1st and 3rd Mondays till the disposal of her trial. It is made clear that if there is any default in abiding with the aforesaid condition, the bail of the applicant will be : 4 : liable to be cancelled. Application stands disposed off. (R.S.Mohite,J) (R.S.Mohite,J) (R.S.Mohite,J)