IN IN IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL CRIMINAL CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION. APPELLATE JURISDICTION. APPELLATE JURISDICTION. CRIMINAL APPLICATION No.2221/2007 Santosh Vishnu Ahirrao ..Applicant. Vs. The State of Maharashtra ..Respondent. Mr Naveen Chomal for the applicant. Mr K. V. Saste, APP for the State. CORAM: CORAM: CORAM: V.C. DAGA,J. V.C. DAGA,J. V.C. DAGA,J. DATED: DATED: DATED: 19TH JULY, 2007. 19TH JULY, 2007. 19TH JULY, 2007. P.C.:- P.C.:- P.C.:- 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant and learned APP for the State. 2. Perused application and the material available on record. 3. The applicant is seeking anticipatory bail in I.C.R. No. 78/2007 registered with Pimpalgaon Baswant Police Station, tq. Niphad, District Nashik for the offence punishable under Sections 392, 413, 120-B read with Section 34 of the I.P.C. on 21.5.2007. 4. Having seen the material on record there appears evidence of the commission of the offence against co-accused alone. 5. No fruitful purpose will be served by keeping the present applicant under arrest. No custodial interrogation is required. In this view of the matter, I am inclined to grant bail to the present applicant. 6. In the above view of the matter, the applicant, in the event of arrest, in I.C.R. No. 78 of 2007 registered with Pimpalgaon Baswant Police Station, tq. Niphad, District Nashik be released on bail in the sum of Rs.50,000/-[Rupees Fifty Thousand] with one or two sureties to make up the said amount on the following terms and conditions: (a) that he should report to Pimpalgaon Baswant Police Station, tq. Niphad, District Nashik once in a week i. e. on every Friday between 3.00 to 5.00 p.m. (b) the applicant shall not, directly or indirectly, make any inducment, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer; (c) the applicant shall not pressurise witnesses and that he shall co-operate with the Investigating agency, if required. 7. This order of anticipatory bail shall remain in force till the filing of the charge sheet. It would be open for the applicant to apply for regular bail before the regular Court. 8. The application is allowed in the above terms. (V.C. (V.C. (V.C. DAGA,J.) DAGA,J.) DAGA,J.)