1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 4125 OF 2010 Deepak Namdeo Sawant ..APPLICANT VERSUS The State of Maharashtra ..RESPONDENT Mr P.R. Katneshwarkar, Advocate for the applicant; Mr N.H. Borade, A.P.P. for the respondent. CORAM : P.V. HARDAS, J DATE : 25th October, 2010 PER COURT : The applicant, who is facing prosecution for offence punishable under section 380, 454, 465, 467 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code, seeks his release on bail in Crime No.296/2010 registered by the Kotwali police station, District Ahmednagar, seek his release on bail. 2. The applicant is alleged to have committed theft of a bag containing about 40 Lacs of rupees from the complainant. Though the offence is said to have been committed by the applicant on 1.6.2010, yet the report in that behalf came to be lodged on 1.9.2010. The applicant 2 came to be arrested on 2.9.2010. The learned A.P.P. states that the investigation is in progress. It appears from the submission of the learned A.P.P. that though the police custody remand of the applicant had been obtained, yet no discovery of any substantial nature has been effected, much less the amount of Rs.40 Lacs. It is further stated that the lodging of the first information report on 1.9.2010 is preceded by the institution of a civil suit at the behest of the applicant. Since the offences alleged against the applicant are all triable by the Judicial Magistrate First Class, I am inclined to allow this application and release the applicant on bail, though the investigation is still said to be in progress. 3. Accordingly, this application is allowed and the applicant is directed to be released on bail on the applicant executing a P.R. bond in the sum of Rs.15,000/- with one surety in the like amount to the satisfaction of the Trial Court on the condition that the applicant shall not influence the prosecution witnesses and shall attend the Kotwali police station once a week on each Sunday, between 10.00 a.m. and 12.00 noon till the filing of the charge-sheet. Application allowed accordingly. ( P.V. HARDAS, J.) amj/criap4125.10