1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.361 OF 2010 Suhas S/o Annasaheb Dale )..Applicant Vs. The State of Maharashtra )..Respondents ­­­­ Mr.Ashish Gaikwad for the applicant. Smt. A. A. Mane APP for the State. Mrs.Jai V. Kanade for the intervenor. ­­­­ Coram : R.S.MOHITE,J Date : 5th April, 2010 PC 1 This is an application for grant of regular bail. The applicant is shown as an accused in C.R.No.300/2009 registered by the Karmala Police Station for alleged offences under Sections 406, 408, 409, 417, 420, 464, 477­A of IPC. The present applicant was the Chief Agricultural Officer working with the Adinath Co­operative Sugar Factory. He was appointed on 18.11.2009. The allegation is that during the crushing season he has brought bogus contractors who never turned up to perform their work. It is an admitted position that payments to such allegedly bogus contractors were made by cheques signed on behalf of the sugar factory. Section 409 of IPC prima facie will not be attracted to the facts of this case. The other offences are not punishable with death or life imprisonment. Investigation is complete and the charge­sheet is filed. In this view of the matter, I am inclined to allow this application. It is therefore, directed that pending his trial in pursuance of C.R.No. 2 300/2009 registered by Karmala Police Station, the applicant may be released on bail in the sum of Rs.50,000/­ with one surety in the like amount subject to the condition that he will report to the Investigating officer once a week on every Monday till the disposal of his trial and will not attempt to contact or tamper with any of the witnesses. Application stands disposed off. (R.S.MOHITE,J) 3