1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 3953 OF 2009 1. Sou. Chhaya Ashok Sarwade 2. Smt. Kalawadi Gena Sarwade 3. Smt. Rajabai Balu Sarwade 4. Smt. Sarubai Gautam Kwale 5. Smt. Mohini Bharat Sarwad 6. Smt. Sampada Khandu Sarwade 7. Smt. Kanta Bhimrao Kale 8. Smt. Savitri Masa Kale ........ Applicants versus The State of Maharashtra ........Respondent. Mr. Ujwal R. Agandsurve adv. for the Applicant Mr. Y.M. Nakhwa APP. for the Respondent/State. CORAM: A. P DESHPANDE, J. DATED : 29th August, 2009. P. C.: 1. The learned APP seeks one week time to file reply. 2. Cross complaints are filed by two groups from the same village, one headed by Annasaheb Chandrabhan Patil and the other headed by Ashok Gena Sarwade, roping in 32 persons in the complaint filed by Annasaheb Patil and 27 persons in the complaint filed by Ashok Gena Sarwade. The complaint filed by Annasaheb is registered as C.R. No.294/09 whereas the complaint filed by Ashok Sarwade is registered as C.R. No.292/09. The 2 present applicants who are eight in numbers are all women residing in the same village belonging to the group headed by Ashok Sarwade. They are also named in the complaint and hence are apprehending arrest in C.R. No.292/09 for the offence punishable under sections 395, 147, 148, 149, 506 IPC. According to the complaint in C.R. No.292/09, Ashok Sarwade is president of RPI at Taluka level and he had demanded a sum of Rs. 500/­ from the complainant for some programme to be arranged in August 2009. As the complainant has allegedly declined to pay the amount, the complainant and his son are stated to have been assaulted and vague allegations are made that the golden chain weighing one tola with locket and a sum of Rs. 700/­ are forcibly taken by the accused. Having regard to the vague allegations so far as the present applicants are concerned, I deem it appropriate to grant interim anticipatory bail to the present applicants. Hence I pass the following order. 3. In the event of arrest of the present applicants or any of them, they/she shall be released on bail on executing personal bond in the sum of Rs. 5000/­ with one or two sureties in the like amount. The applicants shall abide by the conditions stipulated under section 438(2) Cr.P.C. (A. P. Deshpande, J.)