1 Criminal Application No.655/2011 with Criminal Application Nos.657/2011 & 656/2011 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.655 OF 2011 Bapu s/o Sayaji Pawar ... APPLICANT VERSUS The State of Maharashtra ... RESPONDENT ..... Shri S.S. Thombre, Advocate for applicant Shri N.B. Patil, A.P.P. for respondent ..... W I T H CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.657 OF 2011 Sharad Dnyanoba Khetmalis & ors. ... APPLICANTS VERSUS The State of Maharashtra ... RESPONDENT ..... Shri N.V. Gaware, Advocate for applicant Shri N.B. Patil, A.P.P. for respondent ..... W I T H CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.656 OF 2011 Dnyanoba @ Dnyandeo Ganpat Khetmalis ... APPLICANT VERSUS 2 Criminal Application No.655/2011 with Criminal Application Nos.657/2011 & 656/2011 The State of Maharashtra ... RESPONDENT ..... Shri N.V. Gaware, Advocate for applicant Shri N.B. Patil, A.P.P. for respondent ..... CORAM : K.U. CHANDIWAL, J. DATE : 14th March, 2011 PER COURT : 1. Heard. By the three applications, the accused/ applicants seek release on bail in Crime No.II-3/2011, registered at Karjat Police Station for an offence under Sections 3 and 7 of the Essential Commodities Act and Section 420 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code. It is alleged, the accused/ applicants were involved in illegal selling of kerosene meant for domestic purposes. Few of the applicants, though licensee, have rendered such supply to unauthorised applicants to ensure profit and to facilitate its sale at a higher rate. 2. The accused/ applicant in Criminal Application No. 655/2011 is in custody from 29/1/2011, the accused/ applicants in Criminal Application Nos.657/2011 and 656/2011 are in custody from 28/1/2011. The record which was with the accused/ applicants, has 3 Criminal Application No.655/2011 with Criminal Application Nos.657/2011 & 656/2011 been seized. Mr. Gaware is equipped with certified copy of charge sheet, the photostat copy thereof under his signature is tendered. Copy also served to learned A.P.P. Considering these aspects, the custody of accused/ applicants is not warranted. They need to be released on bail with conditions. Hence order : O R D E R 3. The accused applicants Bapu s/o Sayaji Pawar, Sharad Dnyanoba Khetmalis, Bhausaheb Ramdas Mandhare, Ashok Maruti Nannware and Dnyanoba @ Dnyandeo Ganpat Khetmalis be released on furnishing P.R. bond and surety in the sum of Rs. 15,000/- (Rupees fifteen thousand) each. All the applicants to attend the investigator at Karjat Police Station on every alternate Sunday between 6.00 p.m. to 9.00 p.m. till conclusion of trial. The applicants shall not indulge in identical activity. Infraction of terms of attendance or involving in sale of identical commodity will entail in rejecting the bail. Applications allowed. K.U. CHANDIWAL JUDGE fmp/cri6552011