IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR Criminal Application No. 404 of 2010 Ku Sheetal v. State of Maharashtra ..................................................................................................................................................................... Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders Court's or Judge's order of directions and Registrar's orders ..................................................................................................................................................................... Mr Rizwy, Advocate for applicant Mr K.S. Dhote, APP for State Coram : A.P. Bhangale, J Dated : 9th March 2010 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties. According to learned Advocate for the applicant, applicant is a young lady, aged about 28 years and she has cooperated with the investigation. She prays for anticipatory bail in respect of accusations under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code arising out of Crime No. 30/2010 reported at Police Station, Kalmeshwar, Dist. Nagpur. 2. It appears that the present applicant had with the aid of her associate effected sale transaction in her favour by showing her associate as owner of agricultural land, asserting that the transaction was effected in consideration of cash amount. Associate of the applicant who executed sale deed is said to be absconding and present applicant is not cooperating with the investigation; she is refusing to give her specimen handwriting and specimen signature while according to learned Advocate for applicant, the applicant had cooperated with the investigation. A copy of complaint made to learned Sessions Judge, Nagpur is produced at this stage which contains allegations against the Police Inspector V.A. Wandile, requesting the Court to protect her from harassment at the hands of said P. I. Wandile. 3. I think by making such allegations against I.O./P. I. Wandile, applicant wants to evade custodial investigation, which is not possible. Custodial interrogation which is essential in such cases, cannot be avoided. At the most, Police Station Officer, Kalmeshwar P.S. Can be asked to arrannge for lady Police Officer to hold custodial interrogation with the applicant. When the Court was about to reject the bail application, learned counsel for applicant prays for bail after opportunity of custodial interrogation for four days is granted. He states that applicant is ready and willing to surrender before the Investigating Officer. 4. In view of the above, applicant shall surrender before the Investigating Officer on or before 15.3.2010. Upon such surrender by the applicant/accused, I.O. shall obtain appropriate remand order and interrogate the applicant in custody for about four days for collecting specimen signatures, hand-writing, documents etc. and after such investigation for four days preferably through lady Police Officer, on the expiry thereof, applicant shall be released upon executing PR Bond in the sum of Rs. 25,000/- with one or more sureties in the like amount. Applicant will continue to cooperate with I.O. till charge-sheet is filed. She shall not tamper with prosecution evidence. Applicant is directed to leave her fixed address with telephone/cell phone number, if any, with the Investigating Officer and shall communicate change therein, if any, in future. She shall not commit any crime while on bail. Application stands disposed of accordingly. Hamdast granted. Judge. Hsj