1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR. Criminal Application No. 1235 of 2010 Rajkumar v. State ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders or directions and Registrar's orders. Court's or Judge's Orders. Mr S.V. Sirpurkar, Adv for applicant Mr Adgokar, APP for State Coram: A.P. Bhangale, J Dated : 24th August 2010 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties. Applicant prays for grant of anticipatory bail in connection with Crime No. 230/10 registered with Police Station, Civil Lines, Akola for offences punishable under Sections 406, 420 and 468 of the Indian Penal Code. 2. It is alleged that the applicant is a transport service provider. This Court had earlier directed the Superintendent of Police Akola to file affidavit. Affidavit has been filed which indicates that the investigation was not done properly by the earlier Investigating Officer and considering the gravity of offence, now the investigation has been transferred to another officer (Shri Chavan). Investigation is monitored by the Superintendent of Police, Akola. 3. It is obvious that the material worth more than Rs. 10 lacs was loaded through the applicant for transportation, but the material has not reached its destination for more than two months. There is reason to 2 suspect foul play and custodial interrogation of the applicant would, therefore, be necessary. In the circumstances, application is rejected. Applicant may surrender before the Investigating Officer by 1st September 2010. Investigating Officer may seek for appropriate remand orders. Applicant will be at liberty to apply for grant of regular bail. Learned counsel for the applicant at this stage prays for interim protection. Since there was no interim protection by this Court in the present application, prayer is rejected. True copy be supplied to learned APP, as prayed for. Judge. hsj