IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE APPELLATE SIDE APPELLATE SIDE CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.1731 OF 2008 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.1731 OF 2008 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.1731 OF 2008 Lalaji Munnalal Yadav ..Applicant. V/s. The State of Maharashtra. ..Respondent. Smt V. R. Raje, Advocate for the applicant. Mr J. P. Yagnik, A.P.P. for the State. CORAM: V.C.DAGA, J. CORAM: V.C.DAGA, J. CORAM: V.C.DAGA, J. DATED: 23.6.2008. DATED: 23.6.2008. DATED: 23.6.2008. P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: ---- ---- ---- . Heard learned counsel for the applicant and learned A.P.P. for the State. 2. The applicant is seeking bail in connection with C.R.No.3 of 2008 registered with Mangalvedha Police Station, District Sholapur for the offences punishable under sections 3 and 7 of the Essential Commodities Act. 3. The applicant is in jail since past three months. Learned A.P.P. for the State submits that so far as the present applicant is concerned, the investigation is over, hence application for bail may be considered. However, he prayed that the applicant be directed to attend police station every alternate week, till filing of the charge sheet. In these circumstances of the case, I am inclined to grant bail to the applicant, subject to the following conditions: (a) The applicant, arrested in connectio with C.R.No.3 of 2008 registered with Mangalvedha Police Station, District Sholapur for the offences punishable under sections 3 and 7 of the Essential Commodities Act, shall be enlarged on bail on his executing P.B. in the sum of Rs. 25,000/- with one or two local sureties to make up the said amount. (b) The applicant shall report to the concerned Police Station once in a fortnight i.e. on Monday between 3.00 to 5.00 p.m.till filing of the charge sheet. He shall co-operate with the investigating agency for disposal of the case. (c) The order of bail will be given effect only after the applicant furnishes to the investigating officer the details about his place of residence and address where he proposes to stay after he is enlarged on bail. The applicant will not change his residential address thereafter till the conclusion of trial without prior intimation to the investigating officer. (d) The applicant shall not directly or indirectly, make any inducement or threat or pressurise any prosecution witnesses and shall not in any manner tamper with the prosecution evidence. (e) It is needless to mention that breach of any of the conditions by the applicant shall result in cancellation of bail. (f) Any observation made in this order shall not be construed as finding or expression on merits of the case at the time of trial. Application stands disposed of accordingly. JUDGE JUDGE JUDGE