1 applns3307&3308-10 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MUMBAI CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.3307 OF 2010 Arun Jagannath Tanawade. ..Applicant. Vs. The State of Maharashtra ..Respondent. WITH CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.3308 OF 2010 Pallavi Umesh Tanawade. ..Applicant. Vs. The State of Maharashtra. ..Respondent. .... Mr.K.S. Patil, Advocate for the applicants. Mr.K.V. Saste, A.P.P. for the State in Cri. Application No. 3307/2010. Mr.Y.M. Nakhawa, A.P.P. for the State in Cri. Application No. 3308/2010. .... CORAM : A.R.JOSHI, J. DATED : 28TH JULY, 2010 P.C. 1. Heard rival submissions on both these applications for anticipatory bail. First one is preferred by one Arun 2 applns3307&3308-10 Tanawade, father of the main accused and second one is preferred by one Smt. Pallavi Tanawade wife of the main accused. The allegations against the main accused are that while working with some company, a Government Undertaking as Accounts Manager, he prepared cheques twice for the same bills. The cheques were payable to different parties to which the payments were to be made by the said Government Undertaking. The main accused also prepared certain cheques payable to one proprietary concern by name Auster Tele Services and the said amounts were credited in the bank accounts with the Basin Cathelic Co-op. Bank opened in the name of the said main accused. Allegedly, the total amount worth more than Rs.31 lakhs was siphoned by the main accused and was credited in his account. During the arguments, account statements of the said account of Auster Tele Services is shown to the Court and from it, it transpired that an amount of more than Rs.7 lakhs to Rs.8 lakhs was transferred in the name of Arun Tanawade father of the main accused and an amount of about Rs.2 Lakh was transferred to the account of Pallavi Tanawade, wife of the main accused. 3 applns3307&3308-10 2. During the arguments, learned Advocate for the applicants submitted that said alleged transaction is from January 2008 upto December 2009 whereas the marriage of main accused with the applicant in Criminal Application No. 3308 of 2010 took place somewhere in December, 2008 and as such she has no much role to play in the said fraud much less entering into any conspiracy with her husband who is the main accused. 3. Considering that the investigation is still going on and certain amounts were definitely transferred from the account of the main accused to the accounts of these applicants, it would not be in the fitness of the situation to grant discretionary relief of anticipatory bail to the present applicants. However, upon request on behalf of the applicant in Criminal Application No.3308 of 2010, she can be asked to surrender before the Sessions Court and till that time the protection can be granted to her from her arrest in the matter. However, no such protection can be given to the applicant in Criminal Application No.3307 of 2010. Hence the order :- 4 applns3307&3308-10 :: O R D E R :: [i] Criminal Application No.3307 of 2010 for anticipatory bail stands rejected. [ii] So far as Criminal Application No.3308 of 2010 is concerned, the applicant - Pallavi Umesh Tanawade is directed to surrender within one week from today before the concerned Sessions Court and ask for regular bail. Till that time, she is protected from the arrest in the present matter of C.R. No.76 of 2010 registered with N.M. Joshi Marg police station. With these directions, Criminal Application No.3308 of 2010 is also disposed of. (A.R.JOSHI,J.) PPD 7.applns3307&3308-10