1 APPLN 5162OF10.sxw vks IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 5162 OF 2010. Namdeo Ramchandra Tambe .. Applicant -versus The State of Maharashtra .. Respondent. Mr. Nitesh Bhutekar, advocate, for the Applicant. Mrs R.V. Newton, APP for the Respondent State. CORAM: R.C. CHAVAN, J. DATED: 26th November, 2010 P.C. 1. This is an application by a Village Development Officer of a Village Panchayat, for anticipatory bail. He is alleged to have been jointly involved with the Sarpanch in misappropriation of an amount of Rs.6,83,596/- according to learned APP. Thus his responsibility would come to half of this amount. Learned counsel for the applicant states that the applicant has not in fact misappropriated the said amount. But in order to show his bonafides, the applicant would deposit 1/4th of the total sum within a period of two weeks and remaining 1/4th amount within four weeks from today. In view of this, in the event of applicant's arrest in CR No.69 of 2009, registered at Kudal Police Station for the offence punishable under Section 409 of the Indian Penal Code, he be released on bail on furnishing PR Bond in the sum of Rs.25,000/- 2 APPLN 5162OF10.sxw with one or more solvent sureties in the aggregate sum of Rs. 25,000/-, on the following conditions. i) The applicant shall deposit 1/4th of the total amount within a period of two weeks and remaining 1/4th amount within a period of four weeks from today (i.e. in all half of the amount of Rs.6,83,596/-), in the Court learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Kudal, which the learned Trial Court shall invest in the nationalized bank to earn maximum interest and shall deal with the same at the end of the trial as per the result of trial. ii) On applicant's failure to deposit the aforesaid amount, before the learned Trial Court, within the stipulated period, the order shall stand automatically cancelled. iii) The applicant shall make himself available for interrogation by Investigating Officer on 29th November, 2010 at 10.00 a.m. and thereafter as and when required Investigating Officer. iv) 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; v) The applicant shall not leave India without the previous 3 APPLN 5162OF10.sxw permission of the trial Court. vi) The order shall remain in force till the chargesheet is filed. (R. C. CHAVAN, J.)