1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.4695 OF 2008 Vilas Savaleram Tambe .... Applicant Vs. The State of Maharashtra .... Respondent Mr. C.K. Pendse, Advocate for Applicant. Mr. H.J. Dedhia, APP for respondent. Coram : SMT. R.P. SONDURBALDOTA, J. (VACATION COURT) Date : 2nd January, 2009 P.C. 1. This application for anticipatory bail is filed by the Chief Managing Trustee of Gajanan Maharaj Shikshan Prasarak Mandal which has under its wings 27 educational institutions. At the instance of Ottur Police Station, an offence is registered against the applicant and two others under Section 467, 468, 471, 420 r/w 34 of the Indian Penal Code vide C.R. No.55 of 2008 upon a complaint made by one Pradeep Maruti Dheewal, Education Officer, Zilla Parishad, Pune. The complaint alleges that the applicant and two others forged the school record to show that one Kalpana Laxman Ohol had worked as a Peon in Shardabai Pawar High School during the period 1st November 2002 to 31st August 2004 though she had never in fact reported on 2 duty during the period. She is shown to have drawn salary to the extent of Rs.55,582/- thereby inducing the Education Department to part with that amount. 2. The report of the Education Officer is made on the basis of the complaint dated 16th August 2006 made by Kalpana Laxman Ohol. The record shows that a week prior to her complaint, i.e. on 7th August 2006, husband of Kalpana Laxman Ohol was removed from service by the applicant. Thus there appears to be some substance in the submission advanced that the complaint by Kalpana Laxman Ohol is nothing but retaliation in the face of removal of the service of her husband. Considering the facts of the case and the fact that the offence relates to the period more than four years back and considering the position of the applicant, the application is allowed with following order. O R D E R 1. In the event of his arrest in Crime No.55 of 2008 filed under Section 467, 468, 471, 420 r/w 34 of Indian Penal Code, the applicant be released on bail in the sum of Rs.25,000/- with one surety in the like 3 amount. The applicant is directed to visit Ottur Police Station for a period of two weeks on alternate days starting from 5th January 2009. (SMT.R.P. SONDURBALDOTA,J)