1 criminal3408OF10.sxw 1 APPLN 3408OF10.sxw vks IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.3408 OF 2010. Raju Laxman Gavali .. Applicant -versus The State of Maharashtra .. Respondent. Mr. A.P. Mundargi with Mr V.V. Purwant, for the Applicant. Mrs V.R. Bhosale, APP for the State. CORAM: R.C. CHAVAN, J. DATED: 30th August, 2010 P.C. 1. The applicant is a Municipal Councilor, had taken his followers to Vishalgad for compliance of vow (Nawas), one of them was victim Iliyas Mohmed Iliyas, who fell in the valley. The prosecution alleges that he was pushed by the applicant and his followers. 2. The investigation is complete. The chargesheet has been filed. There is nothing in the statement of any witnesses that the victim was pushed in the valley. Statement of witness shows that 5 to 6 persons trying to take the victim back presumably telling him to return and he was refusing to come back stating that he would not return till he gets his sacred arm band back. The victim got himself released from his captors, started running and was pursued by captors which were including the applicant. He then fell in the valley. There is nothing to show that the applicant 2 criminal3408OF10.sxw had pushed the victim in the valley. 3. In view of this, the applicant be released on PR bond of Rs.15,000/- with one or more solvent sureties in the aggregate sum of Rs. 15,000/- on the condition that the applicant shall keep away from the witnesses and shall attend the Sangli city police station every Sunday between 10.00 am to 1.00 pm, till the trial is over. (R. C. CHAVAN, J.)