1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR Criminal Application No.3674 of 2008 (Girdharilal s/o Sohanlal Agrawal v. State of Maharashtra) -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-- Office Notes, Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders or directions : Court's or Judge's orders and Registrar's orders. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Shri S.V. Manohar with Shri A.M. Rizwy, Advocates for Applicant. Shri T.A. Mirza, APP for State. CORAM : R.C. Chavan, J. DATE : 24th October, 2008 This is an application for bail by a person alleged to be involved in commission of offences punishable under Sections 420, 468, 471 and 120-B of the Penal Code. The crime was registered on the complaint of applicant's own brother Sushil Agrawal. The offences are allegedly committed in respect of immovable property by creating sale-deeds, etc. from 2005 to 10-3-2008. The report was itself lodged on 20-5-2008. The learned APP has not filed reply though the matter was listed for filing reply. A draft reply has been prepared on the instructions received from the Police Inspector concerned. Presuming that the applicant's involvement in offences is indicated, yet the applicant is already taken in magisterial custody. The offences are not punishable with death or imprisonment for life. It is not clear as to why the applicant should be kept in custody when no chargesheet is filed. Apprehension of the complainant that the applicant may threaten witnesses or tamper with the evidence can be taken care of by imposing certain conditions. In view of this, the following order is passed : 2 The applicant be released on bail on his furnishing a PR bond of Rs.1 lacs with one more solvent sureties in the aggregate sum of Rs.1 lacs. The applicant shall stay outside the Nagpur District and shall enter Nagpur District only when the police officers summon him or for the purpose of trial. The applicant shall inform of his address at which he proposes to reside to the Investigating Officer. The applicant shall attend the nearest Police Station every alternate day at 10 a.m. for next two months and thereafter if the chargesheet is still not filed, every Sunday at 10 a.m. till the chargesheet is filed. The applicant shall furnish information in respect of his mobiles/landlines telephones, which he intends to use, to the Investigating Officer. He shall keep the Investigating Officer informed of his movements. The applicant will be at liberty to apply for modification of these conditions after the chargesheet is filed. Hamdast granted. JUDGE Lanjewar