1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JUTISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 3758 OF 2009 Mahiboob Daudsab Shaikh .... Applicant. V/s. The State of Maharashtra .... Respondent. Mr. Ujwal R. Agandsurve for the applicant. Mrs. P.P. Shinde. APP for the State. CORAM: V.M. KANADE, J. DATE : 4TH NOVEMBER, 2009 P.C.: 1. Heard the learned Counsel for the applicant and the learned APP for the State. 2. Applicant is the Chief Editor of daily “Bandhu Prem” which is published from Solapur. A complaint has been registered by Vijapur Naka Police Station for the offence punishable under sections 420, 468, 469, 471, 506(2), 504 of the Indian Penal Code. The alleged offence took place during 1986 to 1988 and it is alleged that the applicant obtained power of attorney from the owner of the plot in question and sold certain 2 plots to some persons. A civil suit also has been filed by the complainant in the year 2006 vide RCS No.412 of 2006 in the Court of Civil Judge, Junior Division, Solapur and, thereafter, in the year 2009 present complaint has been filed. 3. It is submitted by the learned Counsel appearing on behalf of the applicant that on 18/9/2009, the matter has been settled between the parties and the and the complainant is going to withdraw the complaint. The learned APP had taken time to ascertain this fact. Today also, Investigating Officer is not present. 4. Since the alleged offence pertains to the years 1986 to 1988 and, thereafter, civil suit has been filed by the complainant in the year 2006 which is pending in the Civil Court, Solapur and a statement is made that the matter is settled between the parties, in my view, custodial interrogation, under these circumstances of the applicant is not necessary. It is also submitted that all civil suits which were filed by the complainant have been withdrawn. 5. Applicant, therefore, in the event of his arrest in connection with C.R. No.36 of 2009 registered with Vijapur 3 Naka Police Station, Solapur for the offence punishable under sections 420, 468, 469, 471, 506(2), 504 of the Indian Penal Code, be released on bail in the sum of Rs 5000/­ with one or two sureties in the like amount. Applicant shall report to the concerned Police Station as and when called. 6. Application is disposed of. (V.M. KANADE, J.)