1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR. CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.1314/2010 (Vinod Pandurang Somkuwar .vrs. State of Maharashtra) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders or directions Court's or Judge's orders. and Registrar's orders Mr. Ashwin Wasnik, Advocate for applicant, Mr. D.P. Thakre, APP for non-applicant. .......... CORAM : P.D. KODE, J DATED : JANUARY 17, 2011 Heard. By the present application, the applicant apprehending an arrest in connection with Crime No. 154/2010 registered with Police Station, Saoner for commission of offence under Sections 498-A and Section 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, has prayed for a direction under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The proceeding has arisen out of the matrimonial dispute in between the applicant and his wife. The offence has been registered upon the first information lodged by his wife Kavita. During the pendency of this proceeding, the efforts for settlement of dispute were made by referring the matter to the 2 Mediator but the same has filed. The applicant is protected by ad-interim directions given. The learned APP has stated that in pursuant to the directions given on January 10, 2011, the applicant had attended the investigating officer. The learned APP has also stated that investigation is practically complete. Having regard to the same and considering the nature of allegations levelled against the applicant, it appears that granting directions as prayed is unlikely to affect investigation. Having regard to the same, ad-interim protection given to the applicant deserves to be confirmed. Inform the Investigating Officer of Crime No. 154/2010 of Police Station, Saoner that in event of arrest of applicant in connection with the said crime, he be forthwith released on anticipatory bail upon furnishing a P.R. Bond in the sum of Rs.25,000/- with two sureties in like amount and subject to the conditions that applicant - (i) shall attend said Police Station in connection with the investigation of the said crime once in a week till filing of the chagresheet and so also as and when called by the investigating officer till then; (ii) shall not, directly or indirectly, make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the accusation levelled against him so as to dissuade him from disclosing such facts to the Police Officer; (iii) shall stay at the address mentioned in the 3 application and shall not change the same without permission of the Court; (iv) shall not commit any offence while being on bail granted vide this order. The application stands disposed of. In view of disposal of main application, Criminal Application (APPP) No.803/2010 also stands disposed of. JUDGE Gulande