1 1 1 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 WRIT PETITION NO.2825 OF 2005 CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.2825 OF 2005 CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.2825 OF 2005 Shantaram Waman Palekar : Petitioner. versus State of Maharashtra : Respondent. Mr.S.G.Deshmukh for the petitioner. Mrs.A.S.Pai, APP, for the State. CORAM : D.G.DESHPANDE & CORAM : D.G.DESHPANDE & CORAM : D.G.DESHPANDE & V.M.KANADE, JJ. V.M.KANADE, JJ. V.M.KANADE, JJ. DATED : 24th November 2005. DATED : 24th November 2005. DATED : 24th November 2005. ORAL ORDER ORAL ORDER ORAL ORDER 1. Rule. Returnable forthwith. Heard advocate for the petitioner. The petitioner is facing prosecution in about 28 cases or there are 28 cases that are being investigated at different places all over Maharashtra. He has filed Exhibit A about the particulars of the 28 cases. 2 2 2 He has also filed Exhibit D in respect of the particulars of the bail orders or pending applications. As per Exhibit D the petitioner has furnished surety in one case only. But regarding other cases, in which bail has been granted to him, he contended that since all of his moveables and immovables are frozen by the investigating agency and since the cases are at different places, it will be practically impossible for him to furnish sureties as per the orders. We have also heard the learned APP for the State. Primary question is securing presence of the petitioner during investigation and, therefore, in the interest of justice looking to the facts of the case we pass the following order:- :ORDER: Petitioner to furnish one or two solvent surety of Rs.1,00,000/- in one of the 12 offences mentioned in Exhibit "D" and whereas, the petitioner shall furnish personal bond of Rs.1,00,000/- in each of the other offences as mentioned in page 28, 29, 30 and 31 of Exhibit "D". 3 3 3 If the petitioner is arrested in any of the other offences mentioned in Exhibit "D", page No.31 of Exhibit D, the concerned Court to release the petitioner on his furnishing of personal bond of Rs.1,00,000/- each. Petitioner shall co-operate with State CID, for further investigation, if any. The petitioner shall attend the State CID, Konkan Bhavan, Navi Mumbai once in a fortnight. Petition stands disposed of in the above terms. No order as to costs. [D.G.DESHPANDE,J] [D.G.DESHPANDE,J] [D.G.DESHPANDE,J] [V.M.KANADE,J] [V.M.KANADE,J] [V.M.KANADE,J]