jpc ba1025-11.sxw 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL BAIL APPLICATION NO. 1025 OF 2011 Sunita Satishkumar Suvarna ... Applicant Versus The State of Maharashtra ... Respondent Mr. Datta Mane, for the applicant Mrs. R. V. Newton, APP for the State Mr. Deepak Bagwe, P.I., MIDC Police station. CORAM:- A.M. THIPSAY, J. DATED :- 19th July, 2011. P.C. : 1. Heard Mr. Mane, the learned advocate for the applicant and Mrs. Newton, the learned APP for the State. 2. I have gone through the bail application and the annexures thereto. 3. The learned APP has submitted a copy of the communication addressed to her by the Investigating Officer. The same is taken on record. 4. Undoubtedly, it does appear that a stolen, forged cheque in the sum of Rs.18,97,00,000/- came to be deposited in the account held by the applicant. However, admittedly, the said cheque was not deposited by her in her account. It was deposited by the co-accused- Hirenkumar Pandya. According to the applicant, she had merely wanted a loan and jpc ba1025-11.sxw 2 thought that same was being given to her through theco-accused Hiren Pandya. Even the say filed by the investigating agency indicates that the applicant is neither a thief in respect of the said cheque nor had forged the signature of the drawer. The say filed by the investigating agency itself indicates that she was negligent and entered into dealings with the co-accused-Hiren Pandya, without making sufficient enquiries. 5. The applicant is in custody since 1st June, 2011. There are no antecedents. No actual gain has been made by the applicant by committing the alleged offence. Under the circumstances, I am inclined to release the applicant on bail. 6. The application is allowed. 7. The applicant is ordered to be released on bail in the sum of Rs. 2,00,000/- (Rupees two lakhs) with one surety in like amount, or two sureties in the sum of Rs.1,00,000/- each, on the condition that the applicant shall attend the concerned Police Station and make herself available for investigation/interrogation, as and when required by the I.O. (A.M. THIPSAY, J.)