1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR Criminal Application No.3405 of 2008 (Dnyandeo s/o Ganpat Shelke and another v. State of Maharashtra, through PSO, PS Amdapur, Distt. Buldana) -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-- Office Notes, Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders or directions : Court's or Judge's orders and Registrar's orders. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Shri A.S. Kilor, Advocate for Applicants. Shri A.D. Sonak, APP for Non-Applicant. CORAM : R.C. Chavan, J. DATE : 6th October, 2008 Heard the learned counsel for the applicants, and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the non-applicant. This is an application for anticipatory bail by the persons, who are alleged to have misappropriated a sum of Rs.2,20,998/-. They have already deposited a sum of Rs.50,000/- under protest. The learned counsel for the applicants states that the applicants would deposit the balance amount within three weeks and co-operate with the investigation. In view of this, the following order is passed : In the event of arrest, the applicants be released on bail on each of their furnishing a PR bond of Rs.25,000/- with a solvent surety in the like amount on the conditions that the applicants shall appear before the Investigating Officer on 13-10-2008 at 10 a.m. and thereafter as and when 2 required by the Investigating Officer, that the applicants shall deposit the balance amount out of Rs.2,20,998/- by 27-10-2008; failing which, the Investigating Officer would be entitled to have the applicants arrested to secure recovery of the amount, and that the applicants shall not tamper with evidence and witnesses or hamper investigation in any manner and co-operate with the Investigating Officer. At this stage, the learned counsel for the applicants states that the applicants apprehend that if no time-limit is fixed, the Investigating Officer would keep the applicants waiting from 10 a.m. indefinitely. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor to inform the Investigating Officer that the applicants shall be detained for such reasonable time as is necessary for the purpose of investigation. With the above observations and directions, the application is disposed of. JUDGE Lanjewar