Cri. Appln. No. 3246/11 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.3246 OF 2011 Subhash s/o. Shahaji Sawant & Ors. ....Applicants. Versus The State of Maharashtra ....Respondent. Mr. V. D. Salunke, Advocate for applicants. Mr. N.H. Borade, APP for State/respondent. CORAM : T. V. NALAWADE, J. DATED : 3rd August, 2011. PER COURT : 1. This application is filed for anticipatory bail in Cr. No. 20/11 registered in Dindrud Police Station, Tq. Majalgaon, Dist. Beed for offences punishable under sections 149, 341, 353, 363 etc. of IPC and also for offences under the Prevention of Destruction to Public Property Act. The papers of investigation were made available. Both the sides are heard. 2. The crime is registered on the basis of report given by Officer of Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd. He has made allegations that on the date of incident when he was going away from Cri. Appln. No. 3246/11 2 the office on his motorcycle, his motorcycle was intercepted by 4 to 5 motorcyclists and the present applicants were present on the motorcycles. He has made allegations that he was manhandled by the applicants and he was forcibly taken back to the office. He has made allegations that there were 25 to 30 more persons near the office and there instigations were given to cause damage to the property of office. Allegations are made that these persons then pelted bricks and they caused damage to the furniture and computer of the office. In the office applicant Baburao Jadhav manhandled other employee Nanabhau. Then Applicant Basi Sawant forcefully took the complainant to village Kuppa and there the complainant was forced to restore the supply of electricity. At Kuppa on the letter head of office of Kuppa, some work was written and the complaint was forced to sign on the letter head for execution of the work. The complainant was rescued by two police officers. Damage of more than Rs. 50,000/- was caused to the public property in the incident. 3. It was submitted that the investigation is completed and police should not need custody of the applicants for recovery of articles. Such incidents cannot be taken lightly as such incidents are increasing day by day. Fortunately names of leaders of the mob are given and allegedly more persons were involved. Copy of charge-sheet is not produced before this Court but those persons also need to be traced out. There are Cri. Appln. No. 3246/11 3 allegations that all the applicants came together and so, section 149 of IPC can be used against all of them. In view of the nature of allegations, this Court holds that relief cannot be given to the applicants. 4. It was submitted for the applicants that when ad-interim relief was granted by the Sessions Court, on the bail bonds some employees of Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd. signed as sureties. This circumstance cannot be considered at this stage. Some fear must be created in the minds of such persons. Hence, this Court holds that bail cannot be granted to the applicants. Thus, the application is devoid of merits and stands rejected. [ T. V. NALAWADE, J.] ssc/criapln3246.11