1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR. Criminal Application No. 2811 of 2009 Tejas v. The State of Maharashtra -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders or directions and Registrar's orders. Court's or Judge's Orders. Mr S.D. Kale, Adv for applicant Mr D.P. Thakare, APP for State Coram: A.P. Bhangale, J Dated : 9th September 2009 1. Applicant is seeking anticipatory bail in Crime No. 144/09 registered with Police Station, Pratap Nagar, Nagpur under Sections 341, 386, 365, 170, 509 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code. 2. On the date of incident, applicant and his associate entered the naturoepathy clinic at Laxmi Nagar, Nagpur, complained of breast pain and obtained treatment. They then pretended that they are men from Crime Branch and Anti-corruption Bureau. They abused complainant and threatened her to kill. Thereafter applicant and his associate forcibly carried on their motor-cycle Snehal Sontakke, a girl employed in the clinic and abducted her. Not only this, but the applicant and his associate removed two hand-sets of cellular phone and cash amount of Rs. 15,000/-. Accused no.1 Amol has already been arrested. 3. Learned counsel for applicant submits that applicant hails from 2 reputed family and he is not involved in similar offence in the past. He further submits that there is no incriminating material available against applicant. He submits that custodial interrogation of applicant is not necessary. In the alternative, learned counsel for applicant submits that applicant is ready to deposit Rs. 15,000/- with the investigating agency. 4. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor opposes the application on the ground that recovery of mobile phones and cash amount is to be made. Moreover, custodial interrogation of applicant is necessary to know whether he is in connected with crimes where accused have posed themselves as police men and robbed the innocent people of cash and valuables. 5. Considering the nature of offence, it is not desirable to writ large the applicant in the event of his arrest. Custodial interrogation of the applicant would be necessary. Cases of posing as policemen and cheating or robbing general public are on increase now-a-days. If ordered to be released on bail in the event of his arrest, this Court would be sending wrong message to the society. Therefore, in public interest and in order to enable investigating agency to interrogate with applicant to cause recovery and unearth his antecedents, if any, application is rejected. Interim order dated 28th July 2009 stands vacated. Judge. hsj