- 1 - form rng IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRI.ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO.671/2011 Mayur Kesarinath Vanage .. Applicant vs Government of Maharashtra .. Respondents Mr.D.B.Sawant for Applicant Ms.S.V.Sonavane APP for State CORAM: J.H.BHATIA, J DATE: 17 th August 2011 P.C. 1. Heard learned counsel for the Applicant and the learned APP. Perused the relevant documents. 2. The Applicant seeks anticipatory bail in Crime No.61 of 2011 registered with Alibag police station under sections 420,465,468 and 471 of Indian penal code on the basis of report lodged by one Ashalata Arvind Chandane, Sujata Subhash Singhasne, and Ramesh Manohar Vanage. Ashalata and Sujata are sisters of the Applicant's father and Ramesh is his father's brother. Manorama Vanage, the grand-mother of the Applicant was holding a licence for running country liquor shop at village Kamarli, Taluka Pen, District Raigad. She died on 4.3.2009. The report - 2 - form was made on 5.2.2011. The above referred complainants lodged a report with police contending that the Applicant had forged documents and by playing fraud had got his name entered as partner of the liquor shop. On the basis of that complaint offences came to be registered. 3. According to the Applicant, during her life time his grand-mother Manorama Vanage had made an Application to the Collector on 18.1.2005 for admitting the Applicant, being her grand-son, as a partner and after due inquiry for about a year, on 22.3.2006 the Collector had allowed the Application and included the name of the Applicant as a partner in the liquor shop on 27.3.2006. He also deposited an amount of Rs.20,000/- as fees as per directions given by the Collector as he was running the business of liquor shop during the life time of his grand-mother and a false report has been lodged with the police about two years after death of his grand- mother. 4. The learned APP on instructions from the concerned Investigating officer, who is present before the court, concedes that the Applicant was - 3 - form running business not only during the life time of his grand- mother but also after her death. The report appears to have been lodged about two years after the death of original licencee Manorama Vanage. The documents revealed that not only affidavit of Manorama Vanage was filed in support of her Application for inclusion of the name of the Applicant in the licence, her statements were also recorded from time to time by different Officers of the Excise Department and after all that inquiry, the Collector allowed the Application filed by Manorama Vanage. There appears to be dispute between the parties about the rights in the liquor shop which possibly resulted in lodging a report with the police. 5. Taking into consideration all these material in my opinion, the custodial interrogation of the Applicant is not required. 6. In view of the above circumstances, in the event of arrest of the Applicant in Crime No.61 of 2011 the Applicant be released on his executing P.R.bond of Rs.15,000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount with a condition that he shall make - 4 - form himself available to the police as and when required for the purpose of interrogation. He shall cooperate with the police in the investigation and shall give his specimen writings, signatures etc if need be. He shall not tamper with prosecution evidence. The Applicant is directed to attend Alibag police station on 27.8.2011 at 11 A.M. for interrogation. However, if the police require him they may send a notice and call him earlier also. J.H.BHATIA, J