1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 3545 OF 2009 Anil Laxman Nalawade ........ Applicant versus The State of Maharashtra ........Respondent. Mr. P.D. Dalvi adv. for the Applicant Mr. H.J. Dedhia APP. for the Respondent/State. CORAM: A. P DESHPANDE, J. DATED : 29th August, 2009. P. C.: 1. By the present application the applicant is seeking anticipatory bail as he is apprehending arrest in C.R. No. 91/09 registered with Vita Police station District Sangli, for offence under sections 406, 408, 409, 468, 471,477-A read with 34 of IPC. The applicant was appointed as a technical service provider for water supply scheme and by way of remuneration the applicant was to receive the amount equal to 5% of the expenses incurred for the said scheme. According to the prosecution, the work was found to be of inferior quality and not in according to the specification prescribed and hence a complaint came to be filed by the development officer against nine accused including the present applicant. It is undisputed that all other co accused are already 2 released on bail. The present applicant is original accused no.9. By passing an interim order on 11-8-2009 protection was granted to the applicant and the applicant was directed to attend Vita police station between 11.00 a.m. and 1 O’clock for a period of two weeks and co-operate in the investigation. The learned APP submits that as directed the applicant did attend the police station and has co-operated the investigating agency. The applicant has been interrogated and his statement is also recorded. The applicant has also handed over the registers and other documents as were demanded by the investigating officer. In all fairness the learned APP submits that in view of the co-operation extended by the applicant his custodial interrogation is not necessary. In the result, the application is allowed. It i directed that in the event of arrest of the present applicant in C.R.C.R. No. 91/09 registered with Vita Police station District Sangli, for offence under sections 406, 408, 409, 468, 471, 477-A read with 34 of IPC, the applicant shall be released on bail on executing personal bond in the sum of Rs. 10,000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount. The applicant shall abide by the conditions stipulated under section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Application is disposed of. (A. P. Deshpande, J.)