{1} IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.333 OF 2010 Maruti s/o Rambhau Satpute APPLICANT VERSUS The State of Maharashtra RESPONDENT ....... Mr.N.V.Gaware, Advocate for applicant Mr.B.J.Sonwane, APP for respondent State ....... [CORAM : A.V.POTDAR, J.] DATE: 5th February 2010 PER COURT: 1. By this application, the applicant has prayed to release him on anticipatory bail in the event of his arrest in connection with CR No.348/2009 registered with Pathardi police station. 2. Heard learned counsel for the applicant and learned APP. Perused the papers of investigation carried out till today, as the investigation is still in progress. 3. It appears that the said offence came to be registered on the complaint of one Vasant Tupe, clerk in Agriculture {2} Department of Vruddheshwar Sugar Factory. It is specifically alleged that on 01.11.2009 the applicant was working at Paithan block and though he has no concern with Chitali block yet he has issued certificates to three persons, who have not raised sugar cane crop, to facilitate them to obtain loan against sugar cane crop. It is further alleged that when the said certificates were sent for verification it transpired that the holder of the said certificates are not enrolled as agriculturist who have raised sugar cane crop. Therefore, the offence against the applicant for creating documents and forging signatures. No doubt, the said documents were submitted by the three persons, however the same are prepared by the applicant in his handwriting, which is familiar to the complainant. Apart from it, the person, whose signature is forged by the applicant, has also identified the handwriting of the applicant on the said certificates. The contention of the applicant that he has been falsely implicated at the instance of Chairman of the sugar factory, cannot be accepted, at least at this stage. In the result, the application, which is sans merits, stands rejected. [A.V.POTDAR, J.] drp/A10/criapln333-10