criapln4289.10 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 4289/2010 Vitthal Bhanudas Palve ...Applicant. Versus The State of Maharashtra ....Respondent. Mr. N.L. Chaudhari, Advocate for appellant Mr. T.S. Lodhe, A.P.P. for State. CORAM : A.V. NIRGUDE, J. Date : 7th December, 2010. PER COURT :- 1 Heard. 2 The applicant is seeking anticipatory bail in Crime No. 53/2010 of Nagar Taluqa Police Station District Ahmednagar registered for the offences punishable under Section 420, 272 and 114 of the Indian Penal Code and under Section 7 etc. of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954. 3 The prosecution case is as follows. On 20th September, 2010 at about 1.30 p.m., the police as well as the Food Adulteration Inspector raided the Milk Dairy by name Suprabhat Milk Processing Pvt. Ltd. and found that adulterated milk was being loaded in two vehicles, one was a tanker and the other was a mini truck. On the spot, along with adulterated milk, three persons were arrested. Upon Chemical analysis, milk was found to be adulterated. The case against the present applicant is that he is owner of the tanker in which the adulterated milk was being loaded. I asked the learned A.P.P. as to whether he has material to show that the criapln4289.10 2 applicant shared the mensrea and knew that his vehicle was being used for carrying adulterated milk. However, he did not find any statement in the police record to show the applicant’s connection with the alleged offence. The applicant thus deserves anticipatory bail. ORDER a) In the event of arrest, the applicant be released on bail of Rs.5,000/- (Rs. Five thousand) with one surety in the like amount. b) The application disposed of. (A.V. NIRGUDE, J.) ts k/