1 APPLN 4727 OF 22010.sxw vks IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 4727 OF 2010. Chandraprakash Ramraj Pal .. Applicant -versus The State of Maharashtra .. Respondent. Mr. M. S. Mohite, for the Applicant. Mr. J. P. Kharge, APP for the Respondent State. Mr. Surel Shah for original complainant. CORAM: R.C. CHAVAN, J. DATED: 21st October, 2010 P.C. 1. This is an application by a teacher, for anticipatory bail in crime No.151 of 200, registered at Rabale Police Station, Dist. Thane, for the offence punishable under Sections 465, 467, 420, 468,471, 406, 408, 409 read with 34 of the Indian penal Code. The applicant is also a trustee of school which did not have recognition. Some students were admitted and they were required to appear for examination through another recognized school of a different trust. All this is alleged to have been done by the applicant by indulging in cheating, forgery etc. The learned counsel for the applicant states that there are disputes in the trust and this has led to filing of the present complaint. 2 APPLN 4727 OF 22010.sxw 2. Applicant had applied for anticipatory bail by filing Criminal Application No.2617 of 2010, which has been rejected on 26th May,2010. Learned counsel for the applicant states that since then the applicant has been attending his duties in the Municipal School regularly and was not absconding. If the investigating machinery indeed wanted the applicant's custody since 26th May, 2010 till date, they could have taken the applicant in custody to carry out further investigation. The very fact that the applicant was available in school and the Investigating machinery did not chose to take applicant in custody shows that custodial interrogation is not necessary. In view of this, the application is allowed. In the event of applicant's arrest, he be released on bail on furnishing PR Bond in the sum of Rs.25,000/- with one or more solvent sureties in the aggregate sum of Rs.25,000/- on the following conditions :- i) The applicant shall make himself available on 25th October, 2010 at 10.00 a.m., for interrogation by Investigating Officer and thereafter as and when required Investigating Officer. ii) The applicant shall not, directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer; iii) The applicant shall not leave India without the previous 3 APPLN 4727 OF 22010.sxw permission of the trial Court. iv) The order shall remain in force till the chargesheet is filed. (R. C. CHAVAN, J.)