jpc ba650-11.sxw 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL BAIL APPLICATION NO. 650 OF 2011 Mr. Rizvn Mustaq Ponjekar ... Applicant Versus The State of Maharashtra ... Respondent (At the instance of Khalapur Police Station, C.R. No.I91/2009) Mr. Ganesh Gole, for the applicant Mr K. V. Saste, APP for the State CORAM:- A.M. THIPSAY, J. DATED :- 5th July, 2011. P.C. : 1. Heard Mr. Gole, the learned advocate for the applicant and Mr. Saste, the learned, APP for the State. 2. I have gone through the F.I.R. With the assistance of the learned advocate for the applicant and the APP for the State, I have glanced through the entire charge sheet, copy of which has been annexed to the bail application. 3. Undoubtedly,the offences alleged to have been committed in this case are of a serious nature. The role, that has been attributed to the applicant is that, he is a person, who prepared the false and forged documents such as, ration cards jpc ba650-11.sxw 2 and voters list, on the basis of which, some of the other accused got some fraudulent transactions of sale, entered into. 4. The allegation against the applicant appears to have based only on the statements made by the co-accused before the police. House of the applicant was searched, but, nothing incriminating was found. The applicant is in custody since 18th October, 2010. Even the charge has not yet been framed. 5. Considering all the relevant aspects of the matter, I am inclined to release the applicant on bail. 6. The applicant is ordered to be released on bail in the sum of Rs.15,000/- (Rupees fifteen thousand only) with one surety in like amount. (A.M. THIPSAY, J.)