abs IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 630 OF 2008 Santosh B. Lonandkar .. Applicant V/s The State of Maharashtra .. Respondent Mr.A.P. Mundargi i/b Mr.Meghashyam Kocharekar for the applicant. Mr.S.S. Pednekar, A.P.P. for the State. CORAM : D.G. KARNIK, J. DATE : 11TH MARCH 2008 P.C. P.C. P.C. : 1. Heard. 2. By this application, the applicant seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with C.R. No.26/2008 registered with D.B. Marg Police Station, Thane for the offence punishable under sections 467, 468, 471 read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code. 3. The dispute relates to rented premises of a room in a building known as "Kunal Villa". It is alleged - 2 - that false documents regarding transfer of tenancy were prepared and the present applicant/his mother are claiming tenancy rights in respect of the said room. The complaint is lodged by a power of attorney holder of the landlord. 4. Prima facie, there appears to be a civil dispute between the landlord and the tenant. The learned Sessions Judge however has rejected the application for bail on the ground that regular criminal court dealing with the remand applications cannot be by-passed by grant of anticipatory bail. Grant of pre-arrest bail under section 438 of the Cr.P.C. is by-passing the regular court, but it is for a short duration till the charge sheet is filed. 5. Considering the nature of the dispute, I pass the following order;- ORDER ORDER ORDER In the event of arrest of the applicant in connection with the offence mentioned above, the applicant shall be released on bail on personal bond of Rs.20,000/- with one or two sureties of the aggregate amount of Rs.20,000/- subject to the following conditions. - 3 - (a) The applicant shall not make any inducement or threats to any of the prosecution witnesses and shall not in any way tamper with the prosecution evidence. (b) The applicant shall cooperate with the investigation and shall attend the concerned police station as and when specifically summoned for the purpose of interrogation. (c) This order shall come to an end after the charge sheet is filed whereupon the applicant may, if he so desires, apply to the court for regular bail. (D.G. KARNIK, J.)