1 1 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.1161 OF 2009 Sallhauddin Bankat Shamshuddin Thodage .. Applicant. Vs. State of Maharashtra .. Respondent. Mr.Chetan G.Patil for the applicant. Mr.Y.S.Shinde A.P.P. for the State. CORAM : D.B.BHOSALE, J. CORAM : D.B.BHOSALE, J. CORAM : D.B.BHOSALE, J. DATED : 6TH APRIL, 2009. DATED : 6TH APRIL, 2009. DATED : 6TH APRIL, 2009. P.C.: . Heard learned counsel for the applicant and learned A.P.P. for the State. 2. The applicant is seeking anticipatory bail in C.R.No.2 of 2009 of Gaganbawda police station. The said crime has been registered against the applicant for having allegedly committed an offence punishable under sections 353 and 504 of the IPC. 3. The allegations against the applicant are that when the complainant, who is a police constable, was preparing spot panchnama of vehicular accident, the applicant provoked one Ashok Khanwilkar, Sarpanch of Margewadi to slap the truck owner, who was allegedly responsible for the accident. There was also a 2 2 2 schuffle in which the complainant tried to intervene, when the applicant allegedly caught hold the neck of the complainant and abused him in flithy language. The applicant also allegedly obstructed the complainant from discharging his duty as a public servant. I have perused the FIR. Having considered the nature of allegations, in my opinion, custodial interrogation of the applicant in the present case would not be necessary. Hence, I am inclined to grant this application for anticipatory bail. . In the event of arrest, the applicant be released on bail in the sum of Rs.25,000/- with one or two sureties to make up the said amount, subject to condition that the applicant shall report to the concerned police station every alternate day for a period of 15 days between 10 am and 12 noon and thereafter as and when called. The application is disposed of. . While passing this order I shall not be understood to have expressed any opinion on merits of the case and the trial Court shall deal with the case uninfluenced by the observations made in this order. (D.B.Bhosale, J.) (D.B.Bhosale, J.) (D.B.Bhosale, J.)