( 1 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 4654 OF 2010 Jijabrao Namdeorao Patil APPLICANT VERSUS The State of Maharashtra RESPONDENT .... Mr. B.R. Warma, advocate for the applicant. Mr. B.J. Sonawane, APP for the respondent. .... WITH CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 4655 OF 2010 Arun Ramprasad Bhavsar APPLICANT VERSUS The State of Maharashtra RESPONDENT .... Mr. V.D. Hon, advocate for the applicant. Mr. B.J. Sonawane, APP for the respondent. .... [CORAM : V.R. KINGAONKAR, J.] [DATE : 19th November, 2010] PER COURT : 1. These are applications for bail. 2. The applicants are Ex-Directors/Chairman of the Cooperative Credit Society styled as "Janata Nagari Sahakari Patsanstha Maryadit, Amalner". The prosecution alleges that ( 2 ) the Secretary and the Directors alongwith the Chairman defalcated the amount of Rs. 26,60,000/-. The fact of misappropriation was revealed during course of audit inspection. 3. Heard learned advocates for the applicants and learned A.P.P. 4. The learned advocates would point out that similarly placed other accused persons, by name, Gunwantrao Pawar, Gaibhau Amrut Pawar, etc., have been released on bail. The custodial interrogation of the applicants is over. It is stated by learned A.P.P. that certain documents have been recovered during the course of custodial interrogation. What appears from the allegations in the FIR is that the Secretary played the main role and certain loans were sanctioned by the Loan Committee without verification of the relevant record and eligibility of the applicants seeking loan amount. The applicants are said to be abettors who prepared certain improper and incorrect record while granting the loan amounts. In other words, the offences are based on record of the Credit Society. Considering these aspects, the applicants deserve liberty. ( 3 ) 5. In the result, the applications are allowed. The applicants are directed to be released on bail on furnishing of bail bonds in sum of Rs. 20,000/- (rupees twenty thousand), each, with one solvent surety int he like sum to the satisfaction of the Presiding Officer of the trial Court and on further condition that they shall appear before the Investigating Officer as and when called during course of investigation and shall produce necessary documents as may be required. They shall not contact any of the prosecution witnesses and shall make no attempt to tamper with the prosecution evidence. They shall not leave Amalner Taluka without the leave of the trial Court. [V.R. KINGAONKAR] JUDGE NPJ/criapln4654-4655-10