(1) CRI.APP. 4583.2010+1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 4583 OF 2010 1. Pandit S/o Yadavrao Misal, Age : 55 years, Occu.: Service, Circle Inspector, R/o. Shirur (K), Tq. Shirur (K), Dist. Beed 2. Dilip S/o. Anantrao Surve, Age : 52 years, Occu.: Service, Talahati, R/o Sahyog Nagar, Beed, Tq. and Dist. Beed 3. Madhukar S/o Gahininath Misal, Age : 50 years, Occu.: Service, Circle Inspector, R/o. Swarajya Nagar, Beed, Tq. and Dist. Beed .. Applicants VERSUS The State of Maharashtra Through : Police Inspector, Police Station, Neknoor, Tq. and Dist. Beed .. Respondent WITH CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 4584 OF 2010 Venkat S/o Limbaji Koli, Age : 49 years, Occu.: Service, At present Tahsildar, Tahsil Office, Tuljapur, Tq. Tuljapur, Dist. Osmanabad .. Applicant VERSUS The State of Maharashtra, Through : Police Inspector, Police Station Neknoor, Tq. and Dist. Beed .. Respondent --- Mr. V.D. Salunke, Advocate for the Applicants Mr. N.H. Borade, A.P.P. for the respondent-State --- (2) CRI.APP. 4583.2010+1 CORAM : V.R. KINGAONKAR, J. DATED : 25TH NOVEMBER, 2010 ORAL ORDER:- 1. The Applications are for anticipatory bail. 2. Heard learned Advocate for the applicants and learned A.P.P. Perusal of the investigation papers prima facie indicate that a civil dispute was raised in respect of the sale deed purportedly registered on 1.6.2001 in respect of agricultural land bearing gat no. 210, gat no. 374 and gat no. 276 situated at village Lonighat. The F.I.R. purports to show that the sale deed is fabricated document. The applicants are the Revenue Officers and purportedly are concerned only because they facilitated the mutation entries and decided the relevant revenue proceedings. They are not concerned with the alleged fabrication of the sale deeds. In other words, they are not stated to be the parties to the forgery in respect of the sale deeds. It would be difficult for Government servants to work if they are roped in without there being substantial reason and are put to the trial. (3) CRI.APP. 4583.2010+1 3. In the result, the Applications are allowed and the applicants are directed to be released, in the event of their arrest, on furnishing of bail bonds in sum of Rs.15,000/- (Rs. Fifteen Thousand) each before the Arresting Officer. They are also at liberty to file Applications for discharge from the Criminal case or to take appropriate steps for the purpose of quashing of the Criminal proceedings, as they may decide. Sd/- [V. R. KINGAONKAR, J.] arp