1 ABA.484-11 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.484 OF 2011 [FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL] Smt.Sujata Vilas Sonar. ..Applicant. Vs. The State of Maharashtra. ..Respondent. .......... Mr.Vilas Mali, Advocate for the Applicant. Mr.P.S. Hingorani, A.P.P. for the State. .......... CORAM : A.R. JOSHI, J. [VACATION COURT] DATED : 01st JUNE, 2011. P.C. 1. Heard rival submissions for sometime on this application for anticipatory bail preferred by the applicant apprehending her arrest in C.R. No.30/2011 registered with Sarkarwada police station, Nashik for the offence punishable under Sections 420, 406, 467, 468, 471 read with Section 34 of Indian Penal Code. PPD 2 ABA.484-11 2. Allegedly on production of fictitious school record as to the education of 4th standard and as to proof of age, the present applicant secured a job with the Civil Hospital, Nashik under the category of Class-IV servant. Apparently there was certain drive of giving jobs to Class-IV servants in the said Civil Hospital and in fact all such candidates who secured the jobs served the Civil Hospital for about one year and subsequently it was found out that the entire selection and job giving process was a fraud mastered by other co-accused including accused No.15. Said accused No.15 is brother of the present applicant. The allegations against the applicant are that she had used forged documents of school record to secure the job. 3. Earlier the applicant preferred application for anticipatory bail before the Sessions Court and she was protected for interim period and during which as per the directions she attended the Crime Branch office of Nashik City. Apparently all other co-accused – about more than 16 in number, are already arrested and released on bail including accused No.15 ( brother of the present applicant ). In the 3 ABA.484-11 opinion of this Court, at this stage it would not serve much purpose for giving custodial interrogation of the present applicant – a woman aged about 31 years, a housewife and probably not literate much even upto 4th standard. At the most, considering the allegations against her and considering use of forged school record to secure the job, investigation can be done by the Police with the school authorities and apparently it has already been done. In that view of the matter, on certain conditions present application is allowed. Hence the order : :: O R D E R :: [i] In the event of arrest of the Applicant – Smt.Sujata Vilas Sonar in C.R. No.30 of 2011 registered with Sarkarwada Police Station, Nashik she shall be released on bail on her executing a P.R. bond in the sum of Rs.15,000/- (Rs.Fifteen Thousand Only), with one surety in the like amount. [iii] In the event of arrest and availing the bail, as above, the Applicant shall attend the concerned Police 4 ABA.484-11 Station once in a month on Sunday between 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon till filing of the chargesheet. [iv] Criminal Application is disposed of accordingly (A.R. JOSHI, J.)