1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JUTISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.4577 OF 2009 Shri Pushpaj Vidyadhar Ligade .... Applicant. V/s State of Maharashtra .... Respondent. Mr. H.S. Vengurlekar for the applicant. Mrs. P.P. Shinde, APP for the State. CORAM: V.M. KANADE, J. DATE : 4TH NOVEMBER, 2009 P.C.: 1. Heard the learned Counsel for the applicant and the learned APP for the State. 2. Applicant was arrested on 8/9/2009 in connection with the offence punishable under sections 143, 147, 149, 307, 332, 427 and 109 of the Indian Penal Code, which is registered at Shivajinagar Police Station, Ichalkaranji, District Kolhapur vide C.R. No.139 of 2009. 3. There was communal riot between members of two 2 religious groups. It is alleged that a mob of 150 to 200 people had gathered at the Police Station at Ichalkaranji and they started pelting stones at the Police Station. No specific role has been attributed to the present applicant. In this view of the matter, therefore, the applicant is entitled to be released on bail. 4. Applicant be released on bail in C.R. No.139 of 2009 registered at Shivajinagar Police Station, Ichalkaranji, District Kolhapur in the sum of Rs 5000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount. Applicant shall report to the concerned Police Station as and when called. 5. Application is disposed of. (V.M. KANADE, J.)