1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR. Criminal Application No. 2647 of 2009 Ramchandra and ors v. The State of Maharashtra -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders or directions and Registrar's orders. Court's or Judge's Orders. Mr S. Ashirgade, Adv for applicants Mr A. Parihar, APP for State Coram: A.P. Bhangale, J Dated : 20th August 2009 1. Heard learned counsel for applicants and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for State. Applicants are seeking anticipatory bail in Crime No. 54/09 registered with Police Station, Hiwarkhed under Sections 498A, 307 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code. 2. Learned counsel for applicant submits that applicants were on interim anticipatory bail when their application was pending before the Sessions Court. This Court also after hearing counsel for the applicants, granted interim anticipatory bail to the applicants vide order dated 16th July 2009. There is no complaint from learned Additional Public Prosecutor that applicants misused liberty of interim anticipatory bail at any time. 3. Vide order dated 13th August 2009, learned APP was asked to verify and take instructions whether applicant Shrikant was on duty at Akola on 13.6.2009, the date of alleged incident. Learned APP on the basis 2 of instructions received, states that applicant Shrikant was on duty with Rapid Action Force on 13.6.2009 and was posted at Control Room, Akola. It is not in dispute that at various stages of investigation, victim has made different statements. Chances of exaggerated allegations in such cases cannot be ruled out. That being the position, interim anticipatory bail deserves to be confirmed. 4. Order of interim anticipatory bail dated 16th July 2009 is hereby confirmed. Besides the conditions already imposed, applicants are directed to furnish one or more solvent sureties in the sum of Rs. 15,000/- and they shall leave their permanent residential address with telephone/cell phone number with Investigating Officer and shall communicate change, if any therein, in future. Application stands disposed of accordingly. Judge. hsj