1 BA 298, 300, 301, 332 OF 2011 vks IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.298 OF 2011 Gahininath Raghunath Gaikwad.. Applicant -versus The State of Maharashtra .. Respondent. WITH CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.300 OF 2011 Umesh Machindra Ragade .. Applicant -versus The State of Maharashtra .. Respondent. WITH CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.301 OF 2011 Hanumant Parshuram Gawali .. Applicant -versus The State of Maharashtra .. Respondent. WITH CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.332 OF 2011 Datta Sunil Sutar .. Applicant -versus The State of Maharashtra .. Respondent. Mr. V.V. Purwant with Mr. Sachin Dekar and Nilesh Kalantre, for all the Applicants. Ms. Alpa T. Javeri, APP for the Respondent State. CORAM: R.C. CHAVAN, J. DATED: 10th March, 2011 P.C. 2 BA 298, 300, 301, 332 OF 2011 1. Criminal Application Nos 300 of 2011, 301 of 2011 and 332 of 2011, are not on board. Taken on today's board as Criminal Application No.298 of 2011 arising out of the same crime is being considered today. 2. These applications are for bail by accused arrested in Crime No.5 of 2011 registered with Barshi Police Station, District : Solapur under Section 5 of the Explosives Substance Act, 1908. Applicant Hanmant Parshuram Gawali in Criminal Application No.301 of 2011, applicant Umesh Ragade in Criminal Application No.300 of 2011, applicant Datta Sutar in Criminal Application No.332 of 2011, were riding tractor. The Property seized including tractor, was approximately of Rs. 2,87,475/-. The applicant Gahininath Gaikwad in Criminal Application No.298 of 2011, was supposed to have sent these articles in the tractor in which other three applicants were found. Applicant Gahininath Gaikwad holds requisite license issued by the Department of Explosives for possession of explosives as also of transporting them for the purpose of blasting work in connection with sinking wells, road construction, agricultural work etc. The transportation was permitted under Motor Vehicle No.MH-25/P-955, but actually material was being found transported in tractor. In course of investigation, for carrying out and selling explosives found in the tractor, applicant Gahininath was found to have also sold the explosives, to persons in the business of sinking well. 3 BA 298, 300, 301, 332 OF 2011 Considering the nature of allegations made and the progress of investigation, it may not be necessary to have these four applicants being in custody for the purpose of investigation or trial. Hence all these applicants be released on bail on furnishing their PR Bonds in the sum of Rs.25,000/- by each of them with one or more solvent sureties in the aggregate sum of Rs.25,000/- per person on the conditions that the applicants shall report at the police station concerned on Sunday between 10.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. till the chargesheet is filed. (R. C. CHAVAN, J.)