1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 4160 OF 2010 1. Ulhas Vasantrao Nishandar Age : 45 years, Occ : Agri., R/o Main Road, Bhadgaon, Tq. Bhadgaon, Dist. Jalgaon. 2. Vithal Namdeo Marathe Age : 42 years, Occ : Agriculturist, R/o Peth, Bhadgaon, Tq. Bhadgaon, Dist. Jalgaon. 3. Natha Bhiva Ahire Age : 44 years, Occ : Business, R/o Yeshwant Nagar, Tangaon, Bhadgaon, Tq. Bhadgaon, Dist. Jalgaon. 4. Ajay Shantaram Chaudhari Age : 40 years, Occ : Service, R/o Bazaar Peth, Bhadgaon, Tq. Bhadgaon, Dist. Jalgaon. 5. Pramod Sakharam Jade Age : 46 years, Occ : Service, R/o Main Road, Bhadgaon, Tq. Bhadgaon, Dist. Jalgaon. ..APPLICANTS -VERSUS- The State of Maharashtra and another ..RESPONDENTS ......... Mr. S.P. Tiwari, advocate for applicants. Mr. N.H. Borade, A.P.P. for respondents. ........ (CORAM : V.R.KINGAONKAR,J.) DATE : 19 th November, 2010. 2 PER COURT : 1. The application is for anticipatory bail. 2. The applicants are the Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Recovery Officer and the employees of the Co-operative Credit Society, namely, Sai Krupa Bigar Sheti Sahakari Patsanstha. The F.I.R. is lodged by one of the borrower. It appears that he borrowed Rs. 40,000/- on 20th April, 2006 from the credit society. It is the contention of the borrower that he had repaid the amount of Rs. 40,000/- but the amount was not credited in his account by the applicants. Therefore, he contended that his amount has been misappropriated. He alleged further that the applicants have committed other financial misdeeds. 3. Having heard the learned Advocate for the applicants and the learned A.P.P., and on perusal of the investigation papers, it, prima facie, appears that the informant is disgruntled borrower of the credit society. The audit inspection was carried out from time to time. The arrest of the applicants is not necessary for the effective investigation in as much as the allegations in the F.I.R. pertain to alleged misappropriation and fraud committed by manipulating certain documents. In this view of the matter, I find that the arrests of the applicants is likely to cause harassment to them. 3 4. In the result, the application is allowed. The applicants are directed to be released on bail, in the event of their arrest, on furnishing bail bonds in the sum of Rs. 15,000/- (Rupees fifteen thousand), each before the Arresting Officer and on condition that they shall make themselves available as and when called by the I.O. for the purpose of investigation and shall produce the relevant record before the I.O. as and when required. (V.R.KINGAONKAR) JUDGE gas/cri4160.10