1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JUTISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 4159 OF 2009 Kiran @ Ravikiran Chandrasen Dhakane .... Applicant. V/s The State of Maharashtra ..... Respondent. Mr. S.V. Kotwal for the applicant. Mrs. S.D. 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 apprehends arrest in connection with the offence punishable under sections 395, 504, 506 of the Indian Penal Code, which has been registered at Kurduwadi Police Station vide C.R. No.118/2009. It is alleged that a complaint was filed by one Balu Gaikwad against the complainant in this case for the offence punishable under sections 147, 148, 307, 2 324 read with section 149 of the Indian Penal Code and under section 135 of the Bombay Police Act vide C.R. No116 of 2009 and, after two days, present complaint has been filed against the said Balu Gaikwad. It is submitted that the name of the present applicant is falsely implicated by the said complainant in this case. It is submitted that the only role attributed to the present applicant in C.R. No.118 of 2009 is that he was present at the scene of offence. By order dated 30/9/2009, this Court, after perusing the FIR and the record, was pleased to grant interim protection to the applicant and a direction was given to the applicant to attend the concerned Police Station for a period of one week. It is submitted that pursuant to the order passed by this Court, the applicant has attended the concerned Police Station. 3. An FIR was lodged on 5/7/2009. In view of the order passed by this Court dated 30/9/2009 and in view of the fact that no role has been attributed to the present applicant in the FIR or in the other statements of witnesses recorded by the Police, applicant deserves to be released on bail in the event of his arrest since, in my view, now, custodial interrogation of the applicant is not necessary. 3 4. Applicant, therefore, in the event of his arrest by the Kurduwadi Police Station for the offence Punishable under sections 395, 405, 506 of the Indian Penal Code which has been registered at the said Police Station vide C.R. No.118 of 2009, be released on bail in the sum of Rs 5000/­ with one or two sureties in the like amount. Applicant shall report to the Kurduwadi Police Station once in a week till filing of the charge­sheet and, thereafter, once in a month. Applicant shall not threaten any of the prosecution witnesses. If any complaint is received by the Investigating Officer, liberty is granted to the prosecution to apply for cancellation of bail. 5. Application is disposed of. (V.M. KANADE, J.)