1 1 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.1654 OF 2009 1.Ramesh Laxman Pharad .. 2.Harishchandra Kaluram @ Kashiram Agivale .. Applicants. Vs. State of Maharashtra .. Respondent. Mr.B.G.Tangsali for the applicants. Mrs.P.P.Shinde A.P.P. for the State. CORAM : D.B.BHOSALE, J. CORAM : D.B.BHOSALE, J. CORAM : D.B.BHOSALE, J. DATED : 20TH APRIL, 2009. DATED : 20TH APRIL, 2009. DATED : 20TH APRIL, 2009. P.C.: . Heard learned counsel for the applicants and learned A.P.P. for the State. 2. The applicants are seeking bail in C.R.No.65 of 2008 of Neral police station. The said crime has been registered against the applicants and others for having allegedly committed an offence punishable under sections 416, 420, 465, 468, 471 r/w 34 of IPC. 2 2 2 3. It is the prosecution case that the present applicants have signed a sale deed dated 14.8.2008 as a witnesses executed between Smita Veturkar and Bharat Baban Shinde. One Shyam Tanaji Pharad has signed the said sale deed as a power of attorney of Smita Veturkar. According to the prosecution, the power of attorney is a forged and fabricated document which was never executed by Smita Veturkar in favour of Shyam Tanaji Pharad. Insofar as the applicants are concerned they have signed only as witnesses to the sale deed dated 14.8.2008. On the last occasion the applicants were directed to report to the concerned police station and make themselves available for interrogation. Mrs.Shinde, learned A.P.P. submits that in pursuance of the directions issued by this court the applicants attended the police station and have co-operated with the investigation. In the circumstances I am inclined to allow this application for anticipatory bail. Hence the following order: . In the event of arrest, the applicants be released on bail in the sum of Rs.5,000/- each with one or two sureties in the like amount subject to the conditions stipulated in sub-section (2) of section 3 3 3 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Further, the applicants are directed to report to the concerned police station on every alternate Saturday between 10 am and 11 am for a period of 90 days from today or till filing of the charge sheet, whichever is earlier. The application is disposed of. . While passing this order I shall not be understood to have expressed any opinion on merits of the case and the trial Court shall deal with the case uninfluenced by the observations made in this order. (D.B.Bhosale, J.) (D.B.Bhosale, J.) (D.B.Bhosale, J.)