1 BA-245.11 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE - CRIMINAL CRIMINAL BAIL APPLICATION NO.245 OF 2011 Vijaykumar Dwarikaprasad Varma .... Applicant Vs. The State of Maharashtra .... Respondent S/Shri Dilip Shukla i/b Shashi Pandey for the Applicant. Ms G.P. Mulekar, APP, for the State. CORAM: R.C. CHAVAN, J. DATED: MARCH 28, 2011 P.C: The applicant is the driver of a truck which was used for transporting stolen iron bars. Apart from the fact that in the panchnama whereby the discovery of these iron bars was made, the co-accused had stated that the applicant's truck was hired by them, the owner of the truck also states that the applicant had told him that night that there was a party which wanted to hire the truck and after obtaining his master's consent, he had taken the truck. Considering the nature of the allegations made and also the fact that the investigation is complete and the charge-sheet 2 BA-245.11 is filed, the applicant's being in custody for the purpose of trial may not be necessary. In view of this, the applicant be released on bail in C.R. No.I-166 of 2010 of Manikpur Police Station, Vasai, District Thane on his furnishing P.R. Bond in the sum of Rs.25,000/- with one or more solvent sureties in the sum aggregating to Rs.25,000/-. The application accordingly stands disposed of. (R.C. CHAVAN, J.)