:1: IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.1757 OF 2006 Smt. Bena Dinesh Kanbar. ..Applicant. Vs. The State of Maharashtra. ..Respondent. Mr. Mirza Y. i/by Pradip Jaiswal & Pavan Sarkale for the applicant. Mr. K.V.Saste, A.P.P. for the State. CORAM : R.S. MOHITE,J. DATED : 07/6/2006. P.C. P.C. P.C. 1. This is an application made by the applicant who is a lady. She is shown as an accused in C.R.No.27/2005 registered by Bhayander police station for offences U/s. 489(A), (B), (C), 420, 511, 120-B of the I.P.C. The co accused by name Dinesh Kanabar who claims to be her husband was arrested while using the counterfeit notes. He made a statement before the police that balance counterfeit notes were lying in the house where the applicant was staying. On search the applicant removed counterfeit notes from a tin box and handed over the same to the police. The total amount of counterfeit notes is Rs.1,14,000/- comprising of 100/- Rupees and 500/- Rupees. Two other persons are shown as accused in this crime. As far as the present applicant is concerned, the offence prima facie appears to be one :2: under Section 489(C). The applicant is a lady. No material is produced before me that the applicant was party to any conspiracy and except possessing counterfeit notes which were being used by her husband, there is no other material against the applicant. The applicant was arrested on 23.3.2006. The investigation is completed and charge sheet is filed. In the circumstances, I am inclined to grant bail to the applicant. In the circumstances, it is directed that pending trial the applicant may be released on bail in the sum of Rs.50,000/- with one surety in the like amount subject to the further condition that the surety which will be furnished will be from the Greater Mumbai or Thane District. Further condition will be that the applicant will report to Bhayander Police Station once in a month on every first Monday till the disposal of the trial and she will not leave the Bombay or Thane District without the prior permission in writing of the concerned Investigating Officer. Application is disposed of. (R. S. MOHITE, J.)