1 ABA 11-2011 Anand IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.11 OF 2011 Preetam Praveen Shah ..Applicant V/s. The State of Maharashtra ..Respondent Mr.Amin Solkar, Advocate, for the Applicant Mr.J.P.Kharge, APP, for the Respondent - State CORAM : R.C.CHAVAN, J. DATE : 9TH FEBRUARY, 2011 P.C. . This is an application by applicant, who apprehending arrest in connection with C.R.No.114 of 2010 for the offence punishable under Sections 341, 384, 504, 506, 507, 323 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code registered with Icchalkaranji Police Station, seeks enlargement on bail. The applicant is alleged to have participated in extortion by asking the first informant to pay some amount which was due from the first informant to one Suresh Naidu towards a mobile phone which had 2 ABA 11-2011 been returned to the first informant. Two co- accused had been arrested. They were sent to the police custody and thereafter, they were bailed out. It is not clear as to what police aim to achieve by subjecting the applicant to custodial interrogation. 2. In view of this, application is allowed. In the event of arrest, applicant be released on bail on his furnishing P.R.Bond of Rs.25,000/- with one or more solvent sureties in the aggregate sum of Rs.25,000/- on the following conditions. (i) The applicant shall report at the Icchalkaranji police station for interrogation on 14th February, 2011 at 10.00 a.m. and thereafter, as and when required by the investigating officer. (ii) The applicant shall not, directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer. (iii) The applicant shall not leave India without the previous permission of the Court. 3 ABA 11-2011 3. Criminal Application is disposed of. . The order will remain in force till the trial is over with the only stipulation that if charge sheeted the applicant may furnish fresh bonds before the trial Court in view of the Judgment of the Supreme Court dated 2nd December, 2010 delivered in Special Leave Petition (Cri.) No.7615 of 2009 (Siddharam Satlingappa Mhetre vs State of Maharashtra And Ors.). (R.C.CHAVAN, J.)