IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRI.APPLICATION NO.1843 OF 2009 CRI.APPLICATION NO.1843 OF 2009 CRI.APPLICATION NO.1843 OF 2009 Mr Mohan Gangaram Bale, .. Applicant. Vs The State of Maharashtra, .. Respondent. Mr.E.B.Dixit h/f Mr.Yadav P.R.,for the applicant. Mr. Y.S.Shinde, APP, for the respondent. CORAM : D.B.BHOSALE,J. CORAM : D.B.BHOSALE,J. CORAM : D.B.BHOSALE,J. DATE : 27/04/200 DATE : 27/04/200 DATE : 27/04/2009 PC: PC: PC: 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. The applicant is seeking anticipatory bail in LAC No.448 of 2008 of Worli Police Station for having allegedly committed an offence punishable under section 135 read with 152 of Indian Electricity Act. 3. It is alleged that the applicant committed theft of electricity of Rs.1,14,000/-. The applicant has made a statement in the application that he has already paid the entire amount and there are no dues pending and further the electricity Board has reconnected the meter of the applicant. Keeping that in view and considering overall facts and circumstances of the case, i am inclined to grant this application for anticipatory bail and, hence, the following order. . In the event of arrest, the applicant be released on bail in the sum of Rs.10,000/- with one or two sureties to make up the said amount subject to the conditions stipulated in sub-section (2) of Section 438 of Cr.P.C. Further, the applicant is directed to report to the concerned police station every alternate Saturday between 10 and 11 am for a period of two months and thereafter as and when called. . While passing this order I shall not be understood to have expressed any opinion on merits of the case and the trial Court shall deal with the case uninfluenced by the observations made in this order. . The application is disposed of. (D.B.Bhosale, J.) (D.B.Bhosale, J.) (D.B.Bhosale, J.)