1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.1239 OF 2010 Mr. Navinder Singh Bedi. ..Applicant. Vs. The State of Maharashtra. ..Respondent. Mr.A.P.Mundergi, Sr. Advocate i/by M/s. Khaitan and Jayakar for the Applicant. Mrs. A.A.Mane, APP. for State. CORAM : R.S. MOHITE, J. DATE : 17th March, 2010 PC : 1 Heard both sides. 2 This is an application for grant of bail. Applicant is shown as accused in C. R. No.124 of 2010 registered by Yerwada Police Station, Pune. The applicant is the present Secretary of the Preet Nagar Co. operative Housing Society which has been registered in 1997. The complainant Gurmitsingh claims that his father had been 2 allotted a plot being Plot No.1 by the then unregistered society in January, 1983 and the consideration amount was paid by the complainant on 26.1.1983. This allotment was further confirmed by a registered sale deed dated 18.12.1988. It is his case that the said registered sale deed was kept with the then Chairman, then treasurer and one Mohindersingh. It is his case that his father was paying bills of the society. His father died in the year 1989. Thereafter he had paid the bills of the society upto 2001. During this period, the society was registered in 1997. It is his grievance that in the year 2005 the society passed a resolution giving away Plot Nos. 1 and 2 for development. He has filed a dispute in this regard in the Co.operative court. Interim relief was initially granted by the court and thereafter, the same was vacated. The said order was confirmed by this court by an order dated 10.7.2008 and thereafter the present F.I.R. was lodged alleging that the registered sale deed of his father has been 3 destroyed by the present applicant who is the present secretary. Considering the facts and circumstances, in my view, the applicant is entitled for bail. It is therefore, directed that the applicant may be released on bail on furnishing surety in the sum of Rs.10000/- subject to condition that he will report to the Yerwada Police Station as and when called by the Investigating Officer in writing. Application is disposed off. 3 Pending furnishing of surety, the applicant may be released on cash security of Rs.10000/- provided that surety be furnished within a period of one week. If the surety is not furnished within a period of one week from today, cash bail will come an end. 4 All the concerned to act on a copy of this order duly authenticated by the registry of this court. ( R.S. MOHITE, J.)