1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL BAIL APPLICATION NO. 2026 OF 2009 Rameshwar Sukkar Sahu .. Applicant Vs The State of Maharashtra .. Respondent ---- Shri. S.R. Chitnis, Sr. Counsel alw Sushma Nair for the Applicant Ms.P.P. Shinde, APP for the State CORAM : Smt. V.K. TAHILRAMANI, J. DATE : 16th October, 2009 P.C.: 1. Heard Mr. Chitnis, the learned senior counsel for the applicant and the learned APP for the State. 2. The applicant is seeking bail in CR No. 23 of 2008 of Mumbai Central Railway Police Station. 3. The prosecution case is that the applicant was found with RMA cra-2026-09.sxw 2 counterfeit notes. It is further case of the prosecution that the applicant had also tried to use the counterfeit currency notes to purchase some articles. In support of this contention, the prosecution has relied on the statement of witnesses to show that the applicant had used the counterfeit currency notes to purchase some articles. However, it is seen that there is no reliable material in respect of the same in as much as no witness has identified the present applicant in any test identification parade as being the same person who had used the counterfeit currency notes. 4. Shri. Chitnis, the learned counsel for the applicant stated that the applicant has roots in society and he is not likely to abscond. He further stated that many relatives of the applicant are residing at Kalyan and he produced documents to support his statement. It is seen that Shri. Nakul Sav s/o. Late Bokan Sav who is the brother in law of the applicant is residing at Dhube Colony, Chawl No. 2/9, Khade Golavli, Kalyan (E), Dist. Thane. Shri. Manojkumar Jagadish Sahu who is the cousin brother of the applicant is residing at Room No. 2, Chawl No. 2, Nityanand Colony, Khade Golavli, Kalyan (E), Kalyan, Dist. Thane. Shri. Manojkumar and Mr. Rajendra Prasad RMA cra-2026-09.sxw 3 Sahu s/o Lati Sahu are residing at Nandadip Kaloni Chawl NO. 3, Room No. 7, Vithalwadi, Kalyan (E), Mr. Vijay Kumar s/o. Room No. 202, Manikchand Sahu residing at Laxmipuram Building, Vithalwadi, Kalyan (E) and Mr. Shankar Pokhan Sahu is residing at Barrack No. 1156, Room No. 1, Lion's Club, Powai Chowk, Ulhasnagar -3. The last four persons have ration cards which show that they are residing at the said addresses since more than four years. Mr. Chitnis stated that if the applicant is released on bail, he will reside with his relatives in Kalyan during the period that he is on bail. 5. All other co-accused have been released on bail. Looking to all these facts, I am inclined to grant bail to the applicant. 6. The applicant be released on bail in the sum of Rs. 50,000/- [ Rs. Fifty Thousand Only ] with one or two sureties to make up the said amount. The sureties shall be local sureties. The applicant shall report to the Bombay Central Railway Police Station every alternate day till disposal of the trial. Before being released on bail, the Bombay Central Railway Police Station shall be informed the address at which the applicant will reside during the period that he RMA cra-2026-09.sxw 4 is on bail. In case, there is any change in the address of the applicant, the same will be intimated to the Bombay Central Railway Police Station one week prior to the change in address. 7. Application is disposed of in above terms. (SMT. V.K. TAHILRAMANI, J) RMA cra-2026-09.sxw