( 1 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 4593 OF 2010 Balasaheb Murlidhar Solanke APPLICANT VERSUS The State of Maharashtra & another RESPONDENTS .... Mr. A.R. Kale, advocate for the applicant. Mr. N.H. Borade, APP for the respondent/State. .... WITH CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 3597 OF 2010 Prabhakar Devidas Shendge & four others APPLICANTS VERSUS The State of Maharashtra and another RESPONDENTS .... Mr. R.B. Deshmukh, advocate for the applicants. Mr. N.H. Borade, APP for the respondents/State. .... WITH CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 4601 OF 2010 Shaikh Ansar Shaikh Rustum and another APPLICANTS VERSUS The State of Maharashtra & another RESPONDENTS .... Mr. S.V. Natu, advocate for the applicants. Mr. N.H. Borade, APP for the respondents/State. .... [CORAM : V.R. KINGAONKAR, J.] [DATE : 22nd November, 2010] ( 2 ) PER COURT : 1. These are applications for anticipatory bail. 2. Heard learned advocates for the applicants and learned A.P.P. Perused the investigation papers. 3. The applicants have been granted ad-interim relief by the Co-ordinate Bench (Chandiwal, J.) on 2nd November, 2010 and one of them is granted ad-interim relief by another Co- ordinate Bench. The question is whether to confirm the ad- interim relief granted to them. 4. Upon consideration of the material and the averments in the FIR, it prima facie appears that the police seized 200 bags of Urea fertilizer on basis of information that the goods were being transported to Manwat for selling the same in black market. It was revealed that the 200 bags of Urea were loaded at Dindrud. The receipts were issued in names of the applicants who have filed Criminal Application No. 4597/2010. It is alleged that they are not the real purchasers. There appears no reliable evidence to infer that they did not purchase the goods and the transportation was being made to cross the limits of Beed district. It appears that the truck ( 3 ) was intercepted near Pathrud, which is at a distance of about 7 kms. from Majalgaon. Thus, before the truck could go to the village of the applicants for the purpose of delivery or before it could cross the limits of Majalgaon Taluka, that was intercepted and the recovery was effected. Needless to say, mere preparation of alleged crime was the stage when the police effected the recovery. 5. Considering the foregoing reasons, the applications are allowed. The applicants are directed to be released on bail on furnishing of bail bonds in sum of Rs. 15,000/- (rupees fifteen thousand) each, in the event of their arrests, and on condition that they shall attend the concerned Police Station as and when called for the purpose of investigation. [V.R. KINGAONKAR] JUDGE NPJ/criapln4593-4597-4601-10 ( 4 )