1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE Criminal Application No.1518 of 2008 Prasad Raghunath Chitnis Applicant Vs. The State of Maharashtra Respondent Mr.A.P.Mundargi, Sr.Cousnel with Mr.V.V.Purwant for applicant. Mr.H.J.Dedhiya, APP for State. CORAM: D.B.BHOSALE, J. October 20, 2008. P.C. . Heard Mr.Mundargi, learned Senior Counsel for the applicant and Mr. Dedhiya, learned APP. . The applicant is seeking bail in C.R.No.72 of 2007 of Mangalwedha Police Station, Pandharpur. The said crime has been registered against the applicant for an offence punishable under Sections 406, 408, 409 464, 465, 467, 468, 471, 477(A), 217, 218, 166, 167, 120(B) read with Section 34 of IPC. . The present applicant was working in the office of the Tahsildar, Mangawedha as a daily wager during the period from 1997 to 2000. At the relevant time he was not in the employment, either as daily wager or otherwise. However, he allegedly was used by one 2 Ravindra Annarao Konapure, Clerk working in the office of the Tahsildar for withdrawing the amounts from the Bank on the basis of the bearer cheques issued by Rajendrakumar Chalke. It is further alleged that after withdrawing the said amount from the Bank, he used to hand over the cash to Ravindra Konapure. It is not the case of the prosecution that he misappropriated any part of the said amount. He has been in custody since his arrest which was effected on 16/5/2007. Having considered that and considering the over all facts and circumstances of the case, I think this is a fit case to enlarge him on bail. Hence the following order: . Applicant - Prasad Raghunath Chitnis is directed to be enlarged on bail in the sum of Rs.35,000/- with one or two sureties of the like amount subject to the condition that he shall report to the concerned police station, every alternate Saturday between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. till conclusion of the trial and to the State CID, Pune as and when called. He shall co-operate with the investigating agency for disposal of the case. . While passing this order I shall not be 3 understood to have expressed any opinion on merits of the case and the trial Court shall deal with the case without being influenced by the observations made in the order. . The application is disposed of accordingly.