1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR. CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 2605 OF 2006 Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram appearances, Court's orders or directions Court's or Judge's Orders and Registrar's orders. Shri A.S. Kilor, Advocate for the applicants. Shri A.M. Deshpande, APP for the respondent. CORAM : B.R. GAVAI, J. 10TH AUGUST, 2006 This is an application for grant of anticipatory bail. The applicant are apprehending their arrest in connection with the Crime No. 175/2006 for the offence punishable under Section 420 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code and under Sections 7, 8, 9 of the Environment Protection Act. Heard the learned Counsel for the parties. The allegation of the prosecution is that the applicant No.1 is the Manager and the applicant No.2 is the Managing Director of one M/s. Nitish Seeds Private Limited. The applicant No.3 is the distributor of the said Company. It is alleged that the said M/s. Nitish Seeds Private Limited has sold the cotton seeds of B.T. variety without there being prior permission and without disclosing about the same on the packet of the seeds. It 2 is alleged that the institute of cotton seeds given report that the 90 per cent seeds were passed in presence of Cry. I Ac. Shri A.M. Deshpande, the learned APP vehemently opposes the application. He submits that the applicants are involved in cheating various agriculturists by selling the seeds which are not genuine. From the reply, it appears that the alleged offence is a technical offence. Whether the offence is complete or not will depend upon the report of the expert. The seeds are already seized and the report is called for. In that view of the matter, I do not find that the custodial interrogation of the applicants are necessary. In any case the interest of the prosecution can be safeguarded by imposing certain conditions. The application is allowed. (1) The applicants are directed to be released on bail in the event of their arrest in connection with Crime No. 175 of 2006 registered by the Police Station, Ganeshpeth, Nagpur on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 20,000/- (rupees twenty thousand only) each with one or more sureties each in the like amount. It is made clear that the sureties shall be the local residents of the Nagpur area. 3 (2) The applicants shall report to the Investigating Officer initially on 16th and 17th August, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. and cooperate with the investigation. Thereafter the applicants shall be required to attend the Police Station, Ganeshpeth, Nagpur only as and when directed by the Investigating Officer in writing. JUDGE *rrg.