1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH AT NAGPUR CRIMINAL APPLICATION (ABA) NO. 378/2011 Dilip Chatarsingh Rajput..vs..State of Maharashtra, thr. PSO P.S. Buldhana (Gramin), Buldhana - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, Court's or Judge's orders appearances, Court's orders of directions and Registrar's orders - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mr. R. P. Mahalle, Advocate for applicant. Mr. M. A. Khan, A.P.P. for State. CORAM : M.N.GILANI, J. DATE : NOVEMBER 30, 2011. 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. The applicant is Gram Sevak of village Panchayat, Deoulghat. It is alleged that while he was posted, he misappropriated the village Panchayat funds and also did not maintain account for the expenditure or showed all expenditure towards completing road work. 3. During the period from 26.10.2009 to 13.04.2010 the applicant was posted at village Deoulghat. The Block Development Officer has conducted indepeth enquiry. On the basis of the report lodged by the Block Development Officer, an offence came to be registered against the applicant. Although the offence is of serious nature, the entire investigation is already completed by the Block Development Officer. In the First Information Report, it is not mentioned that the Block Development Officer could not 2 proceed with investigation or during the course of investigation, he needed presence or cooperation of the accused, which he did not get. The applicant has been already placed under suspension. Now, what remains is the filing of the chargesheet and prosecuting the case, of course, with due diligence. This Court (Coram: A. B. Chaudhari, J.) on 25.10.2011, had granted interim protection and as per the directions, he has been attending the Police Station since then. 4. For the foregoing reasons, the application is allowed. In the event of arrest in Crime No. 54/2011 registered with Police Station Buldhana (Gramin), Buldhana for an offence punishable under Section 477-A, 468, 409 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, the applicant be released on his furnishing PR Bond in the sum of Rs. 25,000/- (Rs. Twenty Five Thousand Only) with two sureties in the like amount. The applicant shall attend the Police Station, Buldhana (Gramin) for a period of eight days starting from 01.12.2011 in between 10.00 a.m. to 02.00 p.m. and thereafter as and when required by the Investigating Officer. JUDGE kahale