1 Criminal Application No.332/2011 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.332 OF 2011 Balaji s/o Vithal Ghosalwad & ors. ... APPLICANT VERSUS The State of Maharashtra ... RESPONDENT ..... Shri P.R. Adkine, Advocate for applicants Shri N.B. Patil, A.P.P. for respondent ..... CORAM : K.U. CHANDIWAL, J. DATE : 4th March, 2011 PER COURT : 1. Heard. The accused/ applicants seek pre-arrest bail in Crime No.72/2010, registered at Umri Police Station, District Nanded for offence under Sections 143, 147, 148, 149, 323, 324, 326 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 135 of the Bombay Police Act. 2. On going through the investigation papers, it is explicit, there was a riotous situation between the group headed by accused/ applicants and the rival group. Consequently, F.I.R. vide Crime No. 72/2010 is recorded by rival group and subsequently, the accused/ applicants have also lodged report against others. Specific role is 2 Criminal Application No.332/2011 attributed against each of the accused/ applicants in the F.I.R. and also in statements of few witnesses. Investigation is in progress. The non recovery or no custodial requirement for State could not be a ground for claiming pre-arrest bail. Specific role being indicated, release of female accused itself would not be parameters for releasing the accused/ applicants on bail. Consequently, application dismissed. Earlier interim protection, dated 31.1.2011 is vacated. K.U. CHANDIWAL JUDGE fmp/cri332.2011