1 ABA-1016.11 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE  CRIMINAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.1016 OF 2011 {For Anticipatory Bail} Somnath Chintaman Bhoir & Ors. .... Applicants Vs. The State of Maharashtra .... Respondent Shri S.B. Patil for the Applicants. Shri K.V. Saste, APP, for the State. CORAM: R.C. CHAVAN, J. DATED: DECEMBER 20, 2011 P.C: 1. This is an application for anticipatory bail by four persons, three of whom were named in the FIR and the fourth in the statement of the witnesses as the person who had participated in the assault on workers of a company. Somanath Balu Gharat, Nilesh Daji Bhoir and Mahesh Namdeo Bhoir were injured in the assault. One of them has suffered a fracture. 2. The learned counsel for the applicants states that the first informant has filed an affidavit stating that he was forced to give 2 ABA-1016.11 such a false report naming the present applicants and others. He also states that five co-accused have been arrested and admitted to bail. Therefore, he submits that the applicants' being in custody for the purpose of investigation is not necessary. The learned APP has a strong objection. Considering the nature of the allegations made against the applicants by the witnesses as well as the first informant and the nature of the injuries sustained by the injured persons, the applicants are not entitled to anticipatory bail. The very fact that the applicants have persuaded the first informant to file an affidavit retracting his own FIR shows that the applicants' being at large may not be conducive to a fair investigation. The application is therefore rejected. (R.C. CHAVAN, J.)