1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR Criminal Application No. 3710 of 2009 Smt Santosh v. State of Maharashtra ..................................................................................................................................................................... Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders Court's or Judge's order of directions and Registrar's orders ..................................................................................................................................................................... Mr N.D. Khamborkar, Adv for applicant Mr A.S. Fulzele, APP for State Coram : A.P. Bhangale, J Dated : 11th January 2010 1. Applicant is apprehending her arrest in Crime No. 415/09 registered with Police Station, Ram Nagar, Chandrapur under Sections 419, 420, 468, 471 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code. Anticipatory bail application is opposed on the ground that custodial interrogation of the applicant is necessary. It is submitted on behalf of the applicant that applicant is ready and willing to cooperate with the investigation even by undergoing custodial interrogation for a period of three days. Learned counsel for applicant submits that Police Station Officer, Ram Nagar P. S. may be directed to preferably have services of lady police officer for the purpose of interrogation of applicant since applicant is a lady. Learned APP to inform the police station officer concerned in this regard and request made on behalf of the applicant. 2. Considering that balance would be maintained between personal liberty as also necessity of investigation by the investigating agency, following order is passed. 3. Applicant is directed to surrender before the Investigating Officer concerned or the Police Station Officer, 2 Ram Nagar P.S., Chandrapur in connection with Crime No. 415/09 registered with Police Station, Ram Nagar, Chandrapur under Sections 419, 420, 468, 471 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code to undergo custodial interrogation. Investigating Officer to obtain approprivate remand order and to conclude custodial interrogation within three days including recovery, discovery etc. and thereafter release the applicant on bail upon her furnishing PR Bond in the sum of Rs. 25,000/- with one or more sureties in the like amount provided further that until completion of investigation, applicant shall attend Investigating Officer as and when necessary. She shall inform her fixed address along with telephone/cell phone number (if any) to the I.O. and shall inform change therein, if any, in future. Applicant shall not commit any crime while on bail and shall not try to tamper with prosecution evidence in any manner. It is made clear that if applicant fails to surrender before the Investigating Officer within seven days from the date of this order, concession of bail order as above, shall stand cancelled automatically without further reference to this Court. Application disposed of accordingly. Judge. hsj 3