1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.4014 OF 2010 Anil @ Gotya Kashinath Shinde & ors. ..APPLICANTS VERSUS The State of Maharashtra ..RESPONDENTS Smt. S.S. Jadhav, Advocate holding for Mr A.D. Pawar, Advocate for the applicants; Mr N.H. Borade, A.P.P. for the respondent. CORAM : P.V. HARDAS, J DATE : 25th October, 2010 PER COURT : The applicants, who are accused in Crime No.90 of 2010, registered at Sindkheda police stations for offences punishable under sections 307, 452, 143, 147, 148, 149, 337, 323, 504 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code, seek their release on bail. 2. It appears that the elections of Babulde Grampanchayat were held on 5.9.2010 and as a fall out of the election results, the applicants are 2 alleged to have stormed the place where the complainant party was present and is alleged to have attempted to cause injuries by means of sword, sticks, iron rod, etc. with which the applicants are said to be armed. On the basis of the first information report an offence vide Crime No.90 of 2010 came to be registered. On virtually identical allegations an offence vide Crime No.91 of 2010 came to be registered at the behest of the present applicants against the complainant herein also for offences punishable under section 307, etc. of the I.P.C. In this case a minor injury is alleged to have been caused to a lady while attempts at inflicting other injuries by means of knife were evaded by the persons to whom the injuries were intended to be inflicted. 3. Smt. Jadhav, learned Counsel for the applicants states that in the light of the cross complaint filed by the applicants against complainant party and in the light of the fact that no injuries had been caused to any of the prosecution witnesses, the applicants be released on bail. The learned A.P.P. states that the investigation though has not been completed is nearing completion and charge-sheet would be filed shortly. In the light of the facts narrated by me above and in the light of the fact that the offence alleged against the applicants is punishable under section 307 of the Indian Penal Code, I am inclined to allow the present application. 3 4. Accordingly, present application is allowed and the applicants are directed to be released on bail on each of the applicants executing a P.R. bond in the sum of Rs.10,000/- with one surety in the like amount to the satisfaction of the Trial Court on the condition that the applicants shall attend the Sindkheda police station once a week on each Sunday, between 10.00 a.m. and 12.00 noon till the filing of the charge-sheet. Application allowed accordingly. ( P.V. HARDAS, J.) amj/criap4014.10