1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 819 OF 2010 Lahu Mohan Shinde. ..Applicant. Vs. The State of Maharashtra. ..Respondent. Mr.V.V. Purwant for the Applicant. Smt.A.A.Mane,APP. For the State. CORAM : R.S. MOHITE, J. DATE : 19th April, 2010 PC : 1 This is an application for grant of regular bail. The applicant is shown as an accused in C.R.No.3047/2009 registered by Foujdar Chawadi Police Station, Solapur for the alleged offences punishable under Section-20B of the N.D.P.S.Act. The applicant is admittedly a person who drives a auto rickshaw. It is the case of the prosecution that on 20.7.2009 at about 6.55a.m., on secret information they apprehended auto rickshaw driven by the present applicant. The co accused by names Iraiyya Ramaiyya Botta, Raju Ramu Bandam and Sou. 2 Ramadevi Raju Bandam were found travelling in the said rickshaw along with two suit cases and one bag. The police took search of the said suit cases and ganja of 21-KG was found therein. Samples were taken for analysis from the said ganja. In so far as present applicant is concerned, police state that ½ gram ganja was also found from his person. There is no reason as to why the present applicant possessed ½ gram ganja on his person unless same was purchased by him for consumption. The statement of the owner of rickshaw has been recorded by the police and he stated that he has given rickshaw to the present applicant for plying on hire basis. It is possible that he may not have been knowing the the co accused who are from the Andhara Pradesh. There is also possibility that the present applicant in this case may be convicted for possessing small quantity to which stringent conditions for grant of bail do not apply. I am inclined to grant bail to the accused. It is therefore, directed that pending his trial in 3 pursuance of C.R.No.3047/2009 registered by Foujdar Chawadi Police Station, Solapur, the applicant will be released on bail in the sum of Rs.15,000/- with one surety in the like amount subject to the condition that he will report to the Investigating officer once in a fortnight on every first and third Monday between 11.a.m. and 5.p.m. till the disposal of the trial and will not tamper with the prosecution witnesses and he will remain present on all the dates of the trial unless exempted. 2 Parties to act on a copy of this order duly authenticated by the registry of this court. ( R.S. MOHITE, J.)