1 apln2940-10 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MUMBAI CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.2940 OF 2010 Pandurang Bhaguji Darade. ..Applicant. Vs. The State of Maharashtra ..Respondent. .... Mr.S.R. Chitnis, Advocate for the applicant. Mr.P.S. Hingorani, A.P.P. for the State. .... CORAM : A.R.JOSHI, J. DATED : 04TH AUGUST, 2010 P.C. 1. Heard rival submissions for sometime on this application for anticipatory bail preferred by the applicant, a police officer. 2. Allegations against the applicant are that he demanded and attempted to accept the bribe amount from the complainant. Initially, an amount was quoted as Rs.3 lakhs. However, it was subsequently reduced to Rs.50,000/-. On the day of the trap arranged by the investigating anti- corruption agency, the applicant was not available and as such the trap could not be materialized. Considering the 2 apln2940-10 complaint, an offence was registered against the applicant as C.R. No.II-4/2010 of Padgha police station, but, being investigated by the Anti Corruption Bureau, Thane. 3. Considering the prima facie allegations against the applicant in the FIR lodged on 29th May, 2010 with Anti Corruption Bureau, Thane, it would not be in the fitness of the situation to grant concrete relief of anticipatory bail. However, directions can be given to the applicant to surrender before the concerned Special Court and ask for regular bail and till that time the applicant can be protected from the arrest. Hence, the order :- :: O R D E R :: [i] Applicant is directed to surrender before the concerned Special Judge conducting the matter under the Prevention of Corruption Act, within 10 days from today. Till then the applicant is protected from the arrest at the hands of the Anti Corruption Bureau in the matter of C.R. No.II-4/2010 of Padagha police station. 3 apln2940-10 [ii] The learned Special Judge shall deal with such application as expeditiously as possible according to law. [iii] With these directions, Criminal Application No. 2940 of 2010 is disposed of. (A.R.JOSHI,J.) PPD 8.apln2940-10