1 Appln 4054-10 Anand IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.4054 OF 2010 Shankarrao Gundu Kulkarni ..Applicant V/s. The State of Maharashtra ..Respondent Mr.A.P.Mundargi, Senior Counsel with Mr.Niranjan Mundargi i/b.Mr.Avinash Kamkhedkar, for the Applicant Mrs.P.H.Kantharia, APP, for the Respondent - State WITH CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.4055 OF 2010 Yashwantrao Malharrao Jadhav ..Applicant V/s. The State of Maharashtra ..Respondent Mr.A.P.Mundargi, Senior Counsel with Mr.Niranjan Mundargi i/b.Mr.Jayant Bardeskar, for the Applicant Mrs.P.P.Bhosale, APP, for the Respondent - State WITH CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.4056 OF 2010 Avinash Vishwasrao Patil ..Applicant V/s. The State of Maharashtra ..Respondent Mr.A.P.Mundargi, Senior Counsel with Mr.Niranjan Mundargi i/b.Mr.Sanket Telang, for the Applicant Mr.Y.M.Nakhawa, APP, for the Respondent - State 2 Appln 4054-10 CORAM : R.C.CHAVAN, J. DATE : 5TH OCTOBER, 2010 P.C. . The applicants who claim to be members of the management committee of Rajashree Shahu Blood Bank, Kolhapur seek anticipatory bail in connection with C.R.No.113 of 2010 for the offence punishable under Sections 420, 406, 409, 467, 468 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code registered with Shahupuri Police Station, Kolhapur on the allegation that they caused a resolution to be falsely passed and opened account in Bank siphoning off money of the society to the tune of Rs. 8,73,000/-. Out of that amount a sum of Rs. 7,00,000/- has already been paid to the Society by a cheque. The offence is entirely made out by record and therefore, the learned Counsel for the applicants seeks anticipatory bail. The learned APP has strong objection and she vehemently urged that the applicants 3 Appln 4054-10 should not be so lightly bailed out considering the repercussion on the Society. Since applicants being in custody may not be necessary for investigation, on applicants depositing balance amount of Rs.1,73,000/- with the CJM, Kolhapur, which the applicants volunteer to do within a period of two weeks, the applicants could be admitted to anticipatory bail. 2. Criminal Applications are allowed. In the event of arrest, applicants be released on bail on their furnishing P.R.Bond of Rs. 50,000/- each with one or more solvent sureties in the like amount of Rs.50,000/- per person on the following conditions. (i) The applicants shall report at the Shahupuri Police Station, Kolhapur on 11 th October, 2010 at 10.00 a.m. for interrogation and thereafter, as and when required by the investigating officer. (ii) The applicants shall not, directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade them from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer. 4 Appln 4054-10 (iii) The applicants shall not leave India without the previous permission of the Court. 3. The order shall remain in force till charge sheet is filed and thereafter, applicants shall approach appropriate Court for regular bail. (R.C.CHAVAN, J.)