1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELALTE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.808 OF 2009 1 Mr. Saeem Maqbool Khot 2 Mr. Zaki Maqbool Khot 3 Mr. Sabi Maqbool Khot ..... Applicants V/s The State of Maharashtra ...... Respondent. Mr. A.P. Mundargi, Senior Advocate i/b S. Mehta for the applicants. Mr. S.R. Shinde, APP for the State. Mr. M. Solkar for the complainant. CORAM: V.M. KANADE, J. DATE : 3rd March, 2009 P.C.: 1. Heard the learned Counsel for the applicants, the learned APP for the State and the learned Counsel for the complainant. 2. There are cross complaints filed by applicant No.1 in this case against the complainant and vice versa. Anticipatory bail application was filed by the present applicant and by the complainant herein in respect of cross-complaints in the Sessions Court. Anticipatory bail application of the complainant herein and his group was allowed. However, the application filed by the present applicant was rejected. Allegation against the applicant is he had threatened the complainant N. Khot that he if filed complaint against them, he would be meeting with dire consequences. 2 3. The learned APP on instructions form I.O. Ashok Kumbhar, who is present in Court, submits that he has no objections if anticipatory bail is granted to the preset applicants. Counsel for the complainant, however, opposes this application for anticipatory bail. 4. Looking at the nature of allegations in the cross-complaints filed by the complainant herein and the present applicant No.1 and since the complainant herein has been granted anticipatory bail, there is no reason why present applicants also should not be granted anticipatory bail since the only allegation in this case is that they had threatened the complainant Nisar Mohd. Husain Khot that if he files police complaint, they will teach him lesson. The custodial interrogation of the applicants, therefore, is not necessary. There are several disputes between the two groups and the possibility of false complaint being lodged also cannot be ruled out. 5. Under these circumstances, in the event of the applicants arrest in connection with CR No. M-I/2009 registered at Padgha Police Station for the offence punishable under sections 324, 364, 342, 504, 506 read with section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, they be released on bail in the sum of Rs 5000/- each with one or two sureties in the like amount. They shall co-operate with the police and report to the concerned Police Station as and when called. 6. Application is disposed of. (V.M. KANADE, J.) 3