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 APPLICATION NO.4029 OF 2008 Mahadev Ganpati Halwankar .. Applicant. Vs. The State of Maharashtra .. Respondent. Mr.Prashant P.Jadhav for the applicant. Mr.K.V.Saste A.P.P. for the State. CORAM : D.B.BHOSALE, J. CORAM : D.B.BHOSALE, J. CORAM : D.B.BHOSALE, J. DATED : 12TH NOVEMBER, 2008. DATED : 12TH NOVEMBER, 2008. DATED : 12TH NOVEMBER, 2008. P.C.: . Heard learned counsel for the applicant and learned A.P.P. for the State. 2. The applicant is seeking anticipatory bail in C.R.No.434 of 2006 of Rasta peth police station, Pune. The said crime has been registered against the applicant for having allegedly committed an offence punishable under sections 135, 138 of Indian Electricity Act. It is on the allegations that the present applicant tampered with the electric meter by making it 45% slow and thereby caused loss of about Rs.21 Lacs to the M.S.E.B. When the alleged tampering was noticed by the flying squad they found that there was stealing of electricity of Rs.20,97,006/- by the applicant and hence he was asked to deposit the said amount. The applicant has deposited the said 2 2 2 amount under protest. Keeping that in view and considering overall facts and circumstances of the case I am satisfied that no custodial interrogation of the applicant will be necessary. Hence I pass the following order: . In the event of arrest, the applicant be released on bail in the sum of Rs.1,00,000/- with one or two sureties of the like amount subject to condition that the applicant shall report to the concerned police station every Saturday between 10.00 a.m. and 12.00 noon for a period of 90 days from the date of his formal arrest or till filing of the charge sheet, whichever is earlier. . While passing this order I shall not be understood to have expressed any opinion on merits of the case and the trial Court shall deal with the case without being influenced by the observations made in this order. (D.B.Bhosale, J.) (D.B.Bhosale, J.) (D.B.Bhosale, J.)