IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.745 OF 2009 Jaiprakash Indranarayan Singh ...Applicant Vs. The State of Maharashtra ... Respondent --- Shri Rishi Bhuta & Vikram Singh for Applicant Mrs. M.H. Mhatre, APP for State ---- CORAM: V.M. KANADE J. DATED 27TH FEBRUARY, 2009 P.C. 1. Heard the learned Counsel appearing on behalf of the Applicant and the Learned APP for the State. 2. The Applicant has been arrested on 4th January, 2009 in connection with an offence punishable under sections 420, 170, 34 of the Indian Penal Code. 3. The other co-accused have been released on bail by the Sessions Court. The application for bail filed by the Applicant was rejected by the Sessions Court only on the ground that the Applicant is not a permanent resident of the State of Maharashtra. 4. The learned Counsel appearing on behalf of the Applicant submits that he is the permanent resident of Surat. He submits that however, an additional condition may be imposed in order to secure the presence of the Applicant. He further submits that the Applicant shall furnish a local surety and shall report to the Manikpur Police Station, as and when called. 5. Since the Applicant is in custody for more than 40 days and since the investigation of the case is almost over, continued detention of the Applicant, in my view, is not necessary. Further the co-accused also have been released on bail and the presence of the Applicant can be secured by imposing the additional condition. The Applicant deserves to be released on bail. 6. The Applicant be released on bail in a sum of Rs.10,000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount. One surety shall be a local surety. The Applicant shall report to Manikpur Police Station once in a week. 7. Application is, accordingly, disposed of. V.M. KANADE J.