MP 1 ABA853_11 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO. 853 OF 2011 Tukaram Ananta Raut ... Applicant Versus The State of Maharashtra ... Respondent WITH ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO. 854 OF 2011 Machhindra Nivrutti Shinde ... Applicant Versus The State of Maharashtra ... Respondent WITH ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO. 872 OF 2011 Suvarna Maruti Gadsing ... Applicant Versus The State of Maharashtra ... Respondent Mr. V. V. Purwant, Advocate for Applicants. Mr. Y. M. Nakhwa, APP for the Respondent State. CORAM : J. H. BHATIA, J. DATE : 18TH OCTOBER 2011 P. C. : Application No. 872 of 2011 is taken on Board as two other connected matters are already on Board today. 2. The applicants seek anticipatory bail in Crime No. 48 of 2011 registered at Barshi City Police Station for the offences punishable under Sections 406, 467, 471 and 477 of the Indian Penal Code. 3. According to the prosecution, Dr. Jagdalemama Hospital Servant's Co- operative Credit Society was established in the year 1988 and it runs a medical store within the premises of the hospital. It is alleged that in purchases of the medicines, total amount of Rs.82,72,748/- was misappropriated during the MP 2 ABA853_11 period from 2005 to 2009 by the Chairman and Directors of the said Co- operative Credit Society. The medical store was being run by a relative of Dr. Sarjerao Changdev Mane, who was the chairman of the Society. It is alleged that all the Directors used to get share in the misappropriated amount periodically from the person running the medical store. 4. The applicants contend that they were the ward-boy, compounder and nurse respectively in the hospital and whole control of the Society was with Dr. Sarjerao Mane, who was the chairman of the society. Even the F.I.R. shows that several employees of the hospital were made Directors but the real control was in the hands of Dr. Sarjerao Mane. According to the applicants, they had no concern either in purchases of the medicines or with the misappropriation. On the contrary, learned APP contends that, all the Directors used to get share in the misappropriated amount periodically. The record reveals that Dr. Sarjerao Mane was granted anticipatory bail by this Court on 23.08.2011. Some other accused persons have been granted bail by the different Courts. As the Chairman and the persons, who were mainly responsible for the misappropriation, have been already granted anticipatory bail, there can be no justified reason to refuse anticipatory bail to the present applicants. 5. Therefore, in the event of arrest in Crime No.48 of 2011, the applicants be released on their executing P.R. of Rs.15,000/- each with one surety in the like amount with condition that they shall make themselves available to the police for interrogation / investigation as and when required and they shall fully co-operate in the investigation. 6. Applications stand disposed of. (J. H. BHATIA, J)