ABA-404-11.sxw 1 Dixit IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO.404 OF 2011 Suresh Bindaprasad Verma ... Applicant V/s. The State of Maharashtra, Thru’ the Worli Police Station, Mumbai ... Respondent Mr. Shirish Gupte, Sr. Advocate, i/b. Mr. Mohan P. Tekavde, Mrs. S.M. Tekavde and Mr. Sachin Dere for the Applicant. Mrs. S.D. Shinde, APP, for the Respondent. CORAM:- A.M. THIPSAY, J. DATED :- 14 TH JUNE, 2011. P.C. : 1. Mr. Chandrakant Pundlik Kadam, Superintendent of the Regional Passport Office, lodged a report on 31st December, 2010, against 27 persons who had submitted forged or bogus documents to the Passport Authority, for securing passports, or their renewals. The Applicant is one of the 27 persons and has been mentioned at Sr. No.17. The allegation against him is that he had, for the purpose of securing a passport in the year 1999, submitted a bogus/forged School Leaving Certificate. 2. Admittedly, the passport issued to the Applicant expired in the year 2009 and, therefore, the Applicant made an application for renewal of the same. ABA-404-11.sxw 2 Dixit Along with the application, he submitted a School Leaving Certificate, which was different from the one submitted by him at the time of obtaining the original passport. It is because of this discrepancy, the matter was inquired into and it was found that the School Leaving Certificate submitted by the Applicant, along with his application for issuance of passport made in the year 1999, was forged. 3. Admittedly, the School Leaving Certificate submitted by the Applicant, along with his application for renewal of the passport, is genuine. 4. It is submitted on behalf of the Applicant that in the year 1999 he had entrusted the task of obtaining the passport to an agent who might have submitted the said forged School Leaving Certificate. 5. There is no allegation that any particulars with respect to the Applicant. such as his date of birth etc., as mentioned in the documents submitted to the Passport Authority, are false. It is also stated that the Applicant is ready to give the name and address of the agent through whom he had applied for passport in the year 1999. 6. Considering all the relevant aspects of the matter, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the Applicant. 7. In the event of his arrest in C.R. No.357 of 2010 of Worli Police Station, the Applicant be released on bail in the sum of Rs.25,000/-, with one surety, in like amount, on the condition to attend the Worli Police Station everyday, ABA-404-11.sxw 3 Dixit between 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., for a period of ten days and, even thereafter, as and when required by the I.O. 8. The Applicant shall not depart from India without the permission of the Court till the disposal of the case against him. 9. The Applicant shall report to the Worli Police Station on 16th June, 2011. [A.M. THIPSAY, J.]