1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.1153 OF 2010 Ram Tejbahadur Singh )..Applicant Vs. The State of Maharashtra )..Respondents Mr.K.H. Giri for the applicant. Mr. A. S. Gadkari APP for the State. Mr.R.G.Merchant for the original complainant. ---- Coram : R.S.MOHITE,J Date : 7th April, 2010 PC 1 This is an application for grant of anticipatory bail. The applicant is shown as an accused in C.R.No.99 of 2010 registered by the Khar police station for alleged offences under Sections 408, 420, 465, 467, 468, 471 read with 34 of IPC. The contention of the complainant is that the applicant was working as an Accountant with him, forged four cheques of his company and fraudulently withdrew amounts. The cheques in question were seized. Under my order dated 25.3.2010 they were sent to hand-writing expert for comparison. It is now found that out of 24 cheques, 18 cheques appear not to be specimen or bank admitted signatures of the complainant and prima facie, appear to be forged. What is however, important is behind some of the allegedly forged cheques there is also the signatures of the present applicant which tallies with his specimen signature. I have perused the opinion in this regard given by the Additional Chief Examiner of documents and convinced that this is not a case for anticipatory bail. Hence, application is rejected. 2 2 Advocate for the applicant states that he may be given one weeks time to surrender. The applicant may not be arrested for a period of one week subject to the condition that he will report to the Investigating officer on 12th and 13th April 2010 between 11.00 A.M and 3.00 P.M. Certified copy is expedited. (R.S.MOHITE,J) 3