1 ABA 5-2011 Anand IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.5 OF 2011 Sachin Nilkanth Kshirsagar ..Applicant V/s. The State of Maharashtra ..Respondent Mr.V.V.Purwant, Advocate, for the Applicant Mr.J.P.Kharge, APP, for the Respondent - State CORAM : R.C.CHAVAN, J. DATE : 9TH FEBRUARY, 2011 P.C. . This is an application by a Postal employee, who apprehends arrest in connection with C.R.No.I-97 of 2010 for the offence punishable under Sections 409, 420, 465, 467 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code registered with Otur Police Station, for anticipatory bail. 2. The applicant is alleged to have misappropriated a sum of Rs.1,30,000/- entrusted by the depositors at Post office 2 ABA 5-2011 where the applicant was serving. The amount has been recovered from the applicant on 28th April, 2010. 3. In view of this, it is not clear as to why applicant's being in custody would be necessary for the purpose of investigation. Hence, in the event of arrest, applicant be released on bail on his furnishing P.R.Bond of Rs.50,000/- with one or more solvent sureties in the aggregate sum of Rs.50,000/- on the following conditions. (i) The applicant shall report at the Otur police station for interrogation on 14th February, 2011 at 10.00 a.m. and thereafter, as and when required by the investigating officer. (ii) The applicant shall not, directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer. (iii) The applicant shall not leave India without the previous permission of the Court. 4. Criminal Application is disposed of. 3 ABA 5-2011 . The order will remain in force till the trial is over with the only stipulation that if charge sheeted the applicant may furnish fresh bonds before the trial Court in view of the Judgment of the Supreme Court dated 2nd December, 2010 delivered in Special Leave Petition (Cri.) No.7615 of 2009 (Siddharam Satlingappa Mhetre vs State of Maharashtra And Ors.). (R.C.CHAVAN, J.)