1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.1147 OF 2008 Sunil Murlidhar Chughani ..Applicant V/s. The State of Maharashtra ..Respondent Mr.Gopal V. Bhagat, advocate, for applicant Mr.Rajesh More, A.P.P, for the State CORAM : K.U.CHANDIWAL, J. DATE : 15TH MAY, 2008 P.C. . Heard both the advocates. Perused the record. The accused/applicant is in custody from 25th April, 2007 and thereafter, in judicial custody from 12th May, 2007 has moved this bail application. During investigation police arrested four Directors and two Agents of the Company including the accused/applicant. All the other accused have been released by J.M.F.C, Ulhasnagar or by Sessions Court, Kalyan or by this Court except present accused/applicant. The present accused/applicant is one of the Directors of the Company. 2 Chargesheet is filed by police. It is curious, there were four crimes registered against the present accused/applicant and he was directed to be released in C.R.No.I-109/07 registered with Ulhasnagar Police Station and C.R.No.I-222/07 registered with Mulund Police Station. The application for bail moved by the accused/applicant before the learned Sessions Court was rejected. The other accused Tukaram Kamble, who has identical role is directed to be released owing to Order of this Court. In the above set of facts, considering the role pointed to the accused/applicant and nature of the offence punishable under Sections 420, 465, 468, 471 read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code, the accused/applicant deserves to be released on bail. Hence, I pass the following order. (i) The accused/applicant Mr.Sunil Murlidhar Chughani be released on his furnishing surety and P.R.Bond in the sum of Rs.25,000/- (Rs.Twenty Five Thousand Only). (ii) The applicant shall furnish proof of his residential address and shall not change the address without prior permission to the I.O. (iii) The applicant shall report to the concerned Police Station twice in a week in between 5.00 P.M to 7.00 P.M till conclusion of trial. (iv) The applicant shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement or threatened prosecution witnesses and shall 3 not in any manner tamper with prosecution evidence. (v) The applicant shall attend court proceedings on the given date. (vi) Any attempt by the applicant to delay the trial may be a ground for cancellation of bail. (vii) Bail application is allowed as above. (K.U.CHANDIWAL, J.)