1 abs FARAD CONTINUATION IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 621 OF 2010 D.S. Girish .. Applicant V/s The State of Maharashtra .. Respondent ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Court's or Judge's Orders Coram, appearances, Court's Orders or directions and Registrar's Orders Mr. Girish Kulkarni for the applicant. Mr. K.V. Saste, A.P.P. for the State. CORAM : D.G. KARNIK, J. DATE : 18TH FEBRUARY 2010 P.C. : 1. Heard. 2. By this application, the applicant seeks bail in connection with C.R. No. 262 of 2009 dated 25th September 2009 registered at Goregaon (East) Police Station, Mumbai, for an alleged offence punishable under sections 379, 420, 467, 468, 479 read with of the I.P.C. 2 3. Bonanza Portfolio Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “the Company”) holds a current account with Nariman Point Branch of HDFC Bank Ltd. Two leaves of cheques from a cheque book of the said current account were stolen. One of the cheques was forged and a cheque Rs.45 lakhs was drawn in favour of Mr. S.L. Shripati and was deposited in Hubli Branch of the HDFC Bank. The money was then transferred to the another branch and about Rs. 34 lakhs were withdrawn. I am informed at the Bar that the Mr. Sharipati has redeposited most of the money so withdrawn in the account of the Company and the matter relating to that is being settled. The second cheque was used by forging a cheque in the name of Vinod Mehta (accused no.2.). The accused no.2 was caught and during his interrogation he stated that the present applicant, who was then a manager of another branch of HDFC Bank had helped him in the fraud. On that basis, the applicant has 3 been arrested. 4. Learned counsel for the applicant submitted that there is no material whatsoever against the applicant except the statement made by a co-accused during the course of interrogation. Learned A.P.P. admitted that there is presently no evidence against the applicant except the statement of a co-accused. 5. The applicant is in custody since 18th November 2009. Investigation is completed. Charge-sheet has been filed. Taking all this in consideration, in my view, the applicant can be granted bail. Hence, I pass the following order: ORDER The applicant be released on bail on his executing personal bond of Rs.20,000/- with one surety of the like amount or cash deposit in lieu of surety, subject to the following conditions:- 4 (i) The applicant shall not tamper with the investigation. (ii) The applicant shall, within 48 hours of his release, inform in writing to the concerned police station his present residential address, telephone number and mobile number and shall inform to the police any change in the residential address, telephone number or the mobile number within 48 hours of the change. (iii) Breach of any of the conditions would result in cancellation of bail. (D.G. KARNIK, J.)