1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.1799 OF 2010 Mr.Anthony Motiraj Sebastian. ..Applicant. Vs. The State of Maharashtra. ..Respondent. Mr. Girish Kulkarni for the Applicant. Mr.Y.S.Shinde, APP. for the State. CORAM : R.S. MOHITE, J. DATE : 15h April, 2010 PC : 1 This is an application for grant of anticipatory bail. The applicant is a constable. The allegation pertains to certain forgery said to have been made by the applicant while granting extension of stay to foreign citizen. In so far as the present applicant is concerned, he said to have recommended that extension upto the period 21.4.2003 in accordance with the pass port. That original handwriting is admittedly of the present applicant and the said recommendation was accepted by the Dy. Commissioner of Police, Pune. The Dy. 2 Commissioner of Police himself is the complainant and he states that some time after his signature, the figure 2003 was scoured into 2006 though the words as per pass port validity was retained. There is no material to show that this was done by the present applicant. The statement of the D.C.P. does not indicate that after his signature, the file was handed over to the applicant. Statement of the co accused does not indicate that the applicant has made the said scouring. Taking into consideration the fact that the applicant is a Govt. employee, the investigation can proceed without his custody. I am inclined to grant permanent bail to the applicant. It is therefore, directed that in the event of his arrest in pursuance of C.R. No.138/2010 registered by Bundgarden Police Station, the applicant will be released on bail in the sum of Rs. 20,000/- with one surety in the like amount subject to the condition that he will report to the Investigating officer as and when called by the I.O. and on 3 further condition that he will not tamper with the prosecution witnesses and will remain present on all the dates of the trial in the trial court, unless exempted . 2 Parties to act on a copy of this order duly authenticated by the registry of this court. ( R.S. MOHITE, J.)