/ 1 / IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.318 OF 2008 Shri.Samadhan Vithoba Patil ...Applicant V/s. The State of Maharashtra ...Respondent Mr. Shreekant V. Gavand for Applicant. Mr.J.P. Yagnik APP for the State. CORAM : V.M. KANADE, J. DATED : 31st MARCH, 2008. P.C.:- 1. Heard learned counsel for the Applicant and learned APP for the State. 2. An offence punishable U/s.420, 471, 465, 467, 468 and 34 of IPC was registered at Pen Police Station. A complaint was filed by one Hiraji Bhanudas Patil. 3. Admittedly, a land bearing survey No.195/3, 194/3, 176/5, / 2 / 165/6, 165/3, 203/1 situated at village Dadar, Tal. Pen, Dist. Raigad was owned by one Bhanudas Hari Patil who sold the property to a company namely Mumai Integrated SEZ Ltd on 13/11/2005 for an amount of Rs.7,24,250. After sale deed was executed, owner of the land expired. It is alleged that after his death, accused No.1 to 5 were paid additional compensation by the Company. Company demanded consent letter from the legal heirs. It is alleged that the accused excluded the complainant from the consent letter and on the basis of said consent letter an amount of Rs.16,36,000/- was paid to accused. So far as present Applicant is concerned, only allegation is that he had identified the other legal heirs. It is further submitted that, therefore, no prima facie case is made against the Applicant since he merely identified other legal heirs. A reply has been filed by Chandrabhan Yashwant Kshirsagar, Police Sub Inspector, Pen Police Station, in which he has stated that the Applicant was an agent of other legal heirs and his presence was necessary for the purpose of specimen handwriting, thumb impression and signatures. In my view, for that purpose, custodial interrogation of the Applicant is not necessary. Prima facie, it / 3 / appears that he had merely signed the consent letter which is evident from the consent letter which is annexed to the Application. In my view, therefore, in the event of arrest, the Applicant be released on bail in the sum of Rs.10,000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount. He shall, however, report to Pen Police Station for a period of one week from 3rd April, 2008 between 11.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. and thereafter as and when required by the I.O. Criminal Application is disposed of accordingly. V.M. KANADE J.