1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.1126 OF 2010 Mr.Rajesh Raghunath Chavan )..Applicant Vs. The State of Maharashtra )..Respondent ---- Mr. R.P. Javanjal for the applicant. Smt. M. H. Mhatre APP for the State. ---- Coram : R.S.MOHITE,J Date : 13th April, 2010 PC 1 This is an application for grant of regular bail. The applicant is shown as an accused in C.R.No.230 of 2009 registered by the Shivaji Park police station for alleged offences under Sections 379, 420, 465, 467, 468, 469, 470, 511 read with 34 of IPC. The case of the prosecution is that some co-accused stoled a cheque book from their employer, forged employer’s signature and deposited the said cheques in the account of the present applicant. Account was however, seized before it could be operated and therefore, money was recovered. In my view, serious offence of Section 467 cannot be directly attributed against the applicant. In the aforesaid circumstances, I am inclined to grant bail particularly since the applicant has been arrested on 26.8.2009. It is therefore, directed that pending his trial in connection with C.R.No.230/2009 registered by Shivaji Park police station, the applicant may be released on bail in the sum of Rs.25,000/- with one surety in the like amount subject to the condition that he will report to the Investigating officer once 2 a fortnight on every 1st and 3rd Mondays till the disposal of his trial and subject to the further condition that he will not tamper with the witnesses and will remain present on all dates of his trial unless exempted. Application stands disposed off. (R.S.MOHITE,J) 3