1 abs FARAD CONTINUATION IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 514 OF 2010 Pranav A. Ashar .. Applicant V/s The State of Maharashtra .. Respondent ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Court's or Judge's Orders Coram, appearances, Court's Orders or directions and Registrar's Orders Mr. A.P. Mundargi with Mr. Ashwin Thool for the applicant. Mr. Y.S. Shinde, A.P.P. for the State. CORAM : D.G. KARNIK, J. DATE : 4TH FEBRUARY 2010 P.C. : 1. Heard. 2. By this application, the applicant seeks bail in connection with C.R. No.416 of 2009 registered at Saki Naka Police Station, Mumbai for an alleged offence punishable under sections 467, 468, 471 and 420 of the I.P.C. 2 3. The applicant is a member of Enlighten Films Society (for short “the Society”) as well as Enlighten Films Pvt. Ltd. The object of the Society was to bring in India cenematograph films whose copyright has expired and to exhibit the films to its members and also to the general public. The Society/company however was required to apply for censorship certificate for public exhibition of the films. It is alleged that one of the certificates obtained by the Society/company was a forged certificate and thereby the Society/company has committed an offence punishable as mentioned above. The applicant being a member of the Society and a director of the company is arrested in connection with the said crime. 4. Taking into consideration that no member of the public has actually been deceived and that the films are not pirated illegally, but are films in respect of which copyright of the owner 3 has expired and also taking into consideration the fact that the applicant is in custody since 14th January 2010, in my view, the applicant can be granted bail subject to a condition of his cooperating with the investigation. Hence, I pass the following order: ORDER The applicant be released on bail on his executing a personal bond of Rs.10,000/- with one surety of the like amount subject to a condition that he shall cooperate with the investigation and shall attend the concerned police station for interrogation as and when summoned by the police. Within 48 hours of his release on bail, the applicant shall furnish to the concerned police station his address and telephone number where he can be contacted. (D.G. KARNIK, J.)