1appln-3336-10 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION No. 3336 of 2010 (ANTICIPATORY BAIL) Jijaba Parshuram Bandal .. .. .. Applicant. versus State of Maharashtra .. .. .. Respondent. Mr A. P. Mundargi, Sr Counsel, i/by Ganesh Gole for the Applicant. Mrs A. S. Pai, A.P.P.,for the State. Mr Abhaykumar Apte – for Original Complainant. CORAM:- A.R. JOSHI, J. DATE :- 27th JULY, 2010. P.C.:- 1. Heard rival submissions for some time on this anticipatory bail application preferred by the applicant apprehending his arrest in connection with C.R.No. 323/2010 registered at Haveli Police Station, District Pune for the offence punishable under sections 307, 323, 504, 506 of I.P.C, offence of rioting and under the Arms Act. 2appln-3336-10 2. Admittedly, there are cross cases. Other C.R. No. 324/2010 is registered against the complainant party in the present matter. But, it is later in point of time after registration of the C.R.against the present applicant. The time gap is only by 15 minutes. Admittedly, the members of the rival party and the injured were taken to the hospital. Apparently, both F.I.R. lodged against each other were recorded when said respective informants were taking treatment in the Hospital. 3. In the present matter of C.R. No.323/2010, there are total seven accused persons, out of them four are already released on anticipatory bail and two on regular bail. Present applicant is not yet arrested. Main allegation against the applicant is that he used revolver and pointed it to the father of the first informant. However, there was no firing from said revolver though there was sort of commotion, fight and assault on rival parties. 4. During the arguments, learned Senior counsel Shri Mundargi for the applicant submitted that out of political rivalry two present false complaints have been lodged so that it would be an obstacle for the applicant to contest the election of Sarpanch. 5. As mentioned in the F.I.R. in the present case, admittedly, the 3appln-3336-10 injured persons were helped by the existing Sarpanch of the said village and they were taken in his vehicle to the police station and to the hospital. 6. Considering the rival submissions and the allegations against the present applicant, it would be in the fitness of situation to protect the applicant for the period of one week from his arrest and within such time he has to appear before the concerned Additional Sesisons Court to obtain bail after surrendering himself. In the result, the present application is disposed of with the following order: ORDER: (a) Limited protection is granted to the present applicant from his arrest in C.R. No.323/2010 for the period of one week from today and in the mean time the applicant to surrender before the concerned Additional Sessions Judge, Pune and ask for regular bail. (b) Needless to mention that the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Pune shall deal with such an 4appln-3336-10 application on its own merits without being influenced by the observations made in the present order so far as the merits of application are concerned. (c) All concerned parties to act upon an authenticated copy of this order. 7. Application is disposed of in above terms. (A.R.JOSHI,J) LRS-PA