1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 4304 OF 2008 Shiraj Ahmed Shaikh ...... Applicant. V/s The State of Maharastra (Anti- Extortion Cell, Crime Branch Naupada Police Station, Thane City, Thane) ....... Respondent. ----- Mr. B.M. Shaikh for the applicant. Mr. Rajesh More, APP for the State. ----- CORAM : V.M. KANADE, J. DATE : 6th January, 2009 P.C.: 1. Heard the learned Counsel appearing for the applicant and the learned APP for the State. 2. Applicant has been arrested in connection with the offence which is registered against him and four other accused for the offences punishable under sections 385, 386, 387, 364-A, 343, 170 read with section 34 of the Indian Penal Code. 3. Prosecution case is that the accused Nos. 1 to 3 2 purchased SIM cards from the present applicant who was working as Sales & Marketing Executive in AIMS Infotech & Telecomm. Services Pvt. Ltd. Charge-sheet has been filed and, in the charge, only allegation against the applicant is that he had sold two SIM cards to some of the other accused who had used the said SIM cards for making extortion threats to the complainant. 4. Taking into consideration the role played by the applicant, in my view, he deserves to be released on bail particularly because the charge- sheet has already been filed. Applicant has a fixed place of residence in Mumbai and, therefore, he is not likely to abscond. 5. Applicant be released on bail in the sum of Rs 5000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount. He shall report to Anti-Extortion Cell, Thane as and when called. Applicant shall be permitted to furnish cash bail for a period of 15 days and, thereafter, he shall give regular surety and execute P.R. Bond. 6. Application is disposed of. (V.M. KANADE, J.)