1 1 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.1731 OF 2009 1. Haribhau Budhaji Karle .. 2. Suresh Janardhan Karle .. 3. Shivaji Balu Karle .. Applicants. Vs. State of Maharashtra .. Respondent. Mr.V.V.Purwant for the applicants. Mrs.S.D.Shinde A.P.P. for the State. Mr.J.M.Puranik for the original complainant. CORAM : D.B.BHOSALE, J. CORAM : D.B.BHOSALE, J. CORAM : D.B.BHOSALE, J. DATED : 21ST APRIL, 2009. DATED : 21ST APRIL, 2009. DATED : 21ST APRIL, 2009. P.C.: . Heard Mr.Purwant, learned counsel for the applicants, Mr.Puranik, learned counsel for the original complainant and Mrs.Shinde, learned A.P.P. for the State. 2. Mr.Purwant, learned counsel for the applicants at the outset, on instructions, submits that applicant nos.2 and 3 will surrender before the police, on or before 29th April, 2009, and shall apply for regular bail before the appropriate court. His statement is accepted, and in view thereof the prayer for anticipatory bail made by applicant nos.2 and 3 is rejected. However, applicant Nos.2 and 3 shall not be arrested till 29th April, 2009, in connection with C.R.No.I-23 of 2009 of Kalyan Taluka city police 2 2 2 station. 3. Applicant no.1 is 65 years old, who allegedly assaulted the victim - Sharad with fist blows. Keeping that in view and considering the age of applicant no.1, I am inclined to grant his prayer for anticipatory bail. Hence the following order: . In the event of arrest, applicant no.1 be released on bail in the sum of Rs.10,000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount subject to the conditions stipulated in sub-section (2) of section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Further, applicant no.1 is directed to report to the concerned police station on every alternate day between 10 am and 12 noon till 5th May, 2009, and thereafter on every Saturday between 10 am and 11 am for a period of 90 days or till filing of the charge sheet, whichever is earlier. The application is disposed of. . While passing this order I shall not be understood to have expressed any opinion on merits of the case and the trial Court shall deal with the case uninfluenced by the observations made in this order. (D.B.Bhosale, J.) (D.B.Bhosale, J.) (D.B.Bhosale, J.)