IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR MISC CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 3143/2007 [Gajendra Kisianrao Mankar vs. State of Mah.] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders or directions Court's or Judge's orders and Registrar's orders. CORAM : S.R.DONGAONKAR, J DATED : 9 th JANUARY, 2008. Heard Shri Amit Joshi, advocate, for the applicant and Shri Kothari, A.P.P. for respondent State. This is an application under Section 438 of Cr.P.C. for grant of anticipatory bail. The allegations against the applicant for which he is apprehending arrest is that some compensation was to be distributed to the persons affected by heavy rains. It is the case of the applicant that he had distributed the amount on Punchnama as per information given by the Ward Members. In reply, the respondent State has submitted that Crime No. 205/07 has been registered for the offence punishable under Section 420 of I.P.C. against two Ward Members of Nagar Parishad, Chandur Bazar, so also against 7 other persons who had obtained the payment. It is also submitted that the investigation in the said crime is in progress, however, the details of the said progress is not available. As the applicant has on affidavit stated that the said amounts were distributed on the information submitted by the Ward Members, the anticipatory bail to the applicant cannot be refused. Hence, in the event of arrest of the applicant for the offence punishable under Sections 420 of the I.P.C. in Crime No. 204/2007, of Police Station Chandur Bazar, he be released on bail on furnishing surety and P.R.Bond of Rs. 25,000/- subject to condition that the he shall report police station Chandur Bazar as and when directed by I.O. for the purposes of investigation and shall not directly or indirectly tamper with the prosecution evidence. Application stands disposed of. JUDGE Rvjalit