1 FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET NO. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, BENCH AT AURANGABAD. Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court’s orders or directions Court’s or Judge’s orders. and Registrar’s orders. CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.: 3188 OF 2009 Shaikh Sharifoddin S/o Ahmed Mohiuddin Versus The State of Maharashtra. *** Mr. V. G. Raokhande, Advocate i/b Mr. S. M. Godsay, Advocate for the Applicant. Mr. S. G. Nandedkar, A.P.P. for the Respondent / State. *** CORAM: K. U. CHANDIWAL, J. DATED: 1st OCTOBER, 2009. 1. Heard. The accused/ applicant seeks pre-arrest bail in Crime No.24 of 2009 registered with Ashti Police Station for an offence under sections 3 and 7 of Essential Commodities Act. 2. The accused/ applicant has a valid licence to vend as a semi wholesaler. He has also a licence of storage. The explanation offered by the accused/ applicant that the previous month's balance unsold/ un-lifted kerosene was added to the supply of August, 2009, wherein he got only one tanker appears, to be 2 FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET NO. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, BENCH AT AURANGABAD. Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court’s orders or directions Court’s or Judge’s orders. and Registrar’s orders. plausible reason for the accused/ applicant to possess 22000 KL kerosene. It is not a case that anybody was seen accused vending the kerosene in unauthorised manner on excessive price or otherwise goods seized. Custodial interrogation not warranted. Hence, order. 3. In the event of arrest of the accused/ applicant he be released on his furnishing P.R.Bond and surety in the sum of Rs.20,000/- [Rupees twenty thousand only], till charge sheet. 4. The accused/ applicant shall attend the investigator on every Sunday between 05.00 to 07.00 p.m. till filing charge sheet. [K. U. CHANDIWAL, J.] Dated:01/10/2009. ans/3188