BA No.170/11 mmj IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MUMBAI APPELLATE CRIMINAL JURISDICTION CRIMINAL BAIL APPLICATION NO.170 OF 2011 Yogesh Kishore Asrani ...Applicant. vs. The State of Maharashtra ...Respondents. Shri Ganesh Gole for the Applicant Smt G.P.Mulekar, APP for the Respondent CORAM : J.H. BHATIA, J. DATED : 14th February, 2011 P.C. 1 The Applicant seeks to be released on bail in Crime No.427 of 2010 registered at Malad Police Station under Sections 465, 467, 468 read with Section 34 of Indian Penal Code. 2 The prosecution case in brief is that on 4-10-2010, the present Applicant, namely Yogesh Kishor Asrani, representing himself to be Sumit Ashish Bhojwani, purchased gold ornaments worth Rs.58,490/- from Rupali Gold on a credit card of Citi Bank. Rupali Gold had an account with an Axis Bank. On 5-10-2010, on line information was received by Axis Bank about the payment by transfer to the account of Rupali Gold against the said Citi Bank Credit Card. It was revealed that the said Credit Card was fake. The Bank officer Navin Satishkumar Vasta, who lodged the FIR, went to Rupali Gold Shop and on getting BA No.170/11 mobile number of the person, who had purchased the said gold, contacted the said person. The Applicant came to the shop and produced a driving licence on which the photograph appears was of the applicant but it has signed in the name of Sumit Ashish Bhojwani. The signature on the driving licence matched with the charge slip about the purchase of the gold. The signature is in English. The Applicant was identified as a person, who had used that credit card and purchased the ornaments. Later on it was revealed that he had earlier also committed similar offence on the fake credit card and Crime No.298 of 2010 was registered. Not only that, after the arrest several other fake credit cards of different banks were recovered from him. According to the prosecution, the present Applicant along with two absconding Accused persons used to prepare fake credit cards and used them for purchasing valuable ornaments and other articles from the shops. 3 The Learned Counsel for the Applicant contends that the ornaments were not recovered from the Applicant and in another case he has been granted bail. Investigation is completed and charge sheet is also filed and therefore, there is no reason to refuse the bail to the Applicant. However, taking into consideration the facts and circumstances, it appears that not only two cases are registered against him but several BA No.170/11 credit cards were also recovered from him and his two companions are still absconding. Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances; if the bail is granted to the Applicant, either he may abscond or may commit the similar offences again. 4 Therefore, application stands rejected. (J.H. BHATIA,J.)