IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 3326 OF 2009 Smt. Sharda Kishor Dikonde........ Applicant versus The State of Maharashtra ........Respondent. Mr. Vaibhav V. Jathar adv. for the Applicant Mr. H.J. Dedhia APP. for the Respondent/State. CORAM: A. P DESHPANDE, J. DATED : 11th August, 2009. P. C.: 1. The applicant is original accused no.3 in C.R. No. 372/09 registered with Hadapsar police station for offence under sections 380, 467, 468, 471, 420 read with 34 of IPC on a complaint filed by one Mrs. Shashi Pratap Chavan. According to the complainant, the complainant and her husband had two joint accounts with Bank of Maharashtra and a third account is in the name of the husband of the complainant and the same is pensioners account. While the complainant had been to the bank for updating the entries in the pass books, it was revealed that a total sum of Rs. 7,25,000/- has been withdrawn from the said accounts under different cheques. Hence a complaint was filed expressing suspicion against Sharad Shinde and some other persons. According to the complainant, her husband used to carry cheque books and pass books to his office where he was working and possibly at that point of time cheques were stolen and after forging the signature thereon, amounts are transferred and withdrawn. The applicant and other accused came to be arrested. During the course of investigation, at the instance of the accused no.1, a sum of Rs. 6,30,000/- came to be seized from the residence of the present applicant. The present applicant had withdrawn the cash amount from the account of the husband of the complainant. I am informed by the learned APP on instructions from the investigating officer, that the entire amount which is subject matter of the offence in question has been recovered and investigation is also complete and charge sheet, it is stated, would be filed within a week time. 2. The learned counsel for the applicant has stated that the applicant is in custody for two months. The investigation is complete. Nothing remains to be recovered from the applicant and hence the applicant be released on bail. The applicant is a widow and has three children aged about 17, 15 and 9 years. According to the learned counsel for the applicant, there is no one to look after the children. Hence a prayer for bail is made. 3. Having regard to the totality of the facts and circumstances and the fact that the investigation is complete and the money has been recovered, I deem it appropriate to release the applicant on bail. In the result the applicant shall be released on bail on executing personal bond in the sum of Rs. 25,000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount. The applicant shall attend Hadapsar police station as and when directed. Application is disposed of. ) A. P. Deshpande, J (.