IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 1018 OF 2009 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 1018 OF 2009 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 1018 OF 2009 Mr.Tanvir Asifali Khan @ Jolly ...Applicant vs. The State of Maharashtra ...Respondent Ms.Sartaj Shaikh and Mr.Ravi Mungekar for the Applicant. Mr.S.R. Shinde, APP for the State. CORAM : V.M. KANADE, J. CORAM : V.M. KANADE, J. CORAM : V.M. KANADE, J. DATED : MARCH 12, 2009 DATED : MARCH 12, 2009 DATED : MARCH 12, 2009 P.C. :- P.C. :- P.C. :- 1. Heard Counsel for the applicant and APP for the State. 2. The applicant has been arrested in connection with an offence which is registered vide C.R.No.13/2009 under Sections 465, 467, 468, 471, 420 read with 34 of the IPC by the Tardeo Police Station. The applicant was arrested on 2nd January, 2009. He was remanded to police custody and now he is in judicial custody. 3. Prosecution case is that 9 people filed an application for loan with HDFC Bank and they had furnished the residential address of the present - 2 - applicant and some other fictitious office address. After the bank officer visited the residential address given by all these 9 persons and office address, they realised that both these addresses were fictitious. The only role attributed to the present applicant is that the residential address was used by these 9 persons while applying for loan to the HDFC Bank. There is no recovery made at the instance of the present applicant. 4. The learned APP submits that three other accused are absconding and they have not been arrested so far and the investigation is still in progress. 5. In my view, custodial interrogation of the applicant is not necessary. The only role attributed to the present applicant is that the applicant’s residential address was given by these 9 persons when they applied for loan. This being the position, the custodial interrogation of the applicant is not necessary. 6. The applicant be released on bail in the sum of - 3 - Rs.5000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount. He, however, shall report to the concerned police station as and when called. 7. The application is disposed of. (V.M. KANADE, J.) (V.M. KANADE, J.) (V.M. KANADE, J.)