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.1399 OF 2009 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.1399 OF 2009 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.1399 OF 2009 Yusuf Gaffar Kachhi, .. Applicant Vs State of Maharashtra .. Respondent. Mr.A.P.Mundargi, Sr.counsel with M.Deshmukh, i/b Mr Milind Deshmukh, for the applicant. Mrs S.D.Shinde.A.P.P, for the State. CORAM : D.B.BHOSALE, J. CORAM : D.B.BHOSALE, J. CORAM : D.B.BHOSALE, J. DATED : 22.04.2009. DATED : 22.04.2009. DATED : 22.04.2009. P.C.: 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant and learned A.P.P for the State. 2. The applicant is seeking anticipatory bail in C.R.No.2 of 2009 of Sangli City Police Station, The said crime has been registered against the applicant for having allegedly committed an offence punishable under sections 406, 420, 411, 504 r/w 34 of the IPC. 3. It is the prosecution case that the complainant had given some centring material on hire to accused no.1 for the period between April and July 2008 under an agreement, executed between the parties. 2 2 2 It is alleged that applicant no.1 did not pay the rent and when the complainant demanded the centring material from accused no.1, he refused to return the same. In view thereof, the complainant suspects that accused no.1 disposed of the said material. In the circumstances, the complainant lodged an FIR on 2.1.2009. Insofar as the present applicant is concerned, the only allegation, that is reflected in paragraph no.3 of the reply affidavit, is that the applicant, who is the brother of accused no.2, used to finance his brother-accused no.2 and that accused no.2 purchased the centring material from accused no.1. Having regard to overall facts and circumstances of the case and the nature of allegations against the applicant, in my opinion, custodial interrogation of the present applicant is not necessary. Hence, the following order. . In the event of arrest, the applicant be released on bail in the sum of Rs.25000 /- with one or two sureties to make up the said amount subject to the conditions stipulated in sub-section (2) of Section 438 of Cr.P.C. Further, the applicant is directed to report to the concerned police station on every Wednesday and Saturday between 6 pm and 7 pm for a 3 3 3 period of one month and thereafter on every Saturday between 6 pm and 7 pm for a period of ninety days from the date of his formal arrest or till filing of the chargesheet, whichever is earlier. . 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. . The application is disposed of. (D.B.Bhosale, J.) (D.B.Bhosale, J.) (D.B.Bhosale, J.)