1 mpt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 5756 of 2009 Sushila Narayan Dhumal ... Applicant versus The State of Maharashtra ... Respondent ... Mr.V.V. Purwan for the applicant. Ms.M.H. Mhatre APP for the State. CORAM : D.G. KARNIK, J. DATED : 2nd February 2010 P.C. 1. Heard. 2. By this application, applicant seeks pre­arrest bail in connection with C.R. No.95 of 2009 registered with Akkalkot North Police Station, Solapur. 3. The allegation against the applicant is that applicant misappropriated money in connection with Jal Swaraj Scheme, a Government Scheme for supply of water. The basic allegation is misappropriation of government money given by the government for a government scheme. By an order dated 5th January 2010, the State was 2 directed to produce papers relating to Jal Swaraj Scheme including copy of the government resolution/notification sanctioning the scheme and the documents relating to the funding as also the expenditure and the necessary details of expenditure carried out till then. Though four weeks have passed, the order has not been complied with and documents have not been produced. There is nothing on record to show that the scheme was funded by the government and money belonging to the government was misappropriated. In the circumstances, in my view, applicant can be granted pre­arrest bail. Hence I pass the following order:­ O R D E R In the event applicant is arrested in connection with C.R. No.95 of 2009, she shall be released on bail on executing P.R bond of Rs. 15,000/­ with one surety of the like amount. This order shall remain in force for a period of eight weeks where after the applicant, if she so desires, may apply for regular bail before the appropriate court. (D.G. KARNIK,J.)