1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR. CRIMINAL APPLICATION (ABA) NO. 26/2011 (Subhash Roopchand Mangtani and Vivekanand Roopchand Mangtani .s. State of Maharashtra, through PSO PS MIDC Nagpur ) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders or directions Court's or Judge's orders. and Registrar's orders Mr. A.S. Mardikar, Advocate for Applicants. .......... CORAM : P.D. KODE, J. DATED : JANUARY 27, 2011 Heard. By the present application, the applicants apprehending an arrest in connection with Crime No. M-1/2011 registered with Police Station M.I.D.C. Nagpur for commission of offence under Sections 120-B, 164, 193, 420, 465, 468, 471, 482, 483 and 486 of the Indian Penal Code, under Section 33-I of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, under Sections 51 and 63 of the Copy Rights Act and 103 and 104 of the Trade Marks Act , have prayed for a direction under Section 438 of Cr.P.C. The learned counsel for the applicants has urged that co-accused in the matter after extensive hearing has been protected till 10.2.2011. He requests similar protection on the principle of parity. The learned counsel states that merits in the prayer made by 2 applicants can be appreciated only after the prosecution files the reply in the light of the investigation so far made. Having regarding to the said submission and the co-accused being granted protection vide order dated 21.1.2011 passed in Criminal Application (ABA) No. 20/2011, the request deserves consideration as the offence alleged had taken place in the month of July, 2010 or there about. Thus the limited protection granted to the applicant is unlikely to hamper the progress of the investigation. Hence the order:- Inform the Investigating Officer said crime that in the event of arrest of any of the applicant in connection with the said crime, he shall be forthwith released on bail up-till 10.2.2011 on furnishing a P.R. Bond in a sum of Rs.1,00,000/- with one or more surety to make that amount and subject to the conditions that applicants (i) shall attend said Police Station in connection with the investigation of the said crime on every day in between 11 and 1 p.m. ; (ii) shall not , directly or indirectly, make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the accusation levelled against them so as to dissuade them from disclosing such facts to the Police Officer; (iii) shall stay at the address mentioned in the 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. 3 Issue notice to the respondent returnable on 10.2.2011. Mr. J.B. Jaiswal, learned APP appears for the respondent by waiving notice. Criminal Application No. 77/2011 Heard Mr. R.R. Vyas, learned counsel for the applicant. Allowed subject to the limitations imposed by the law. Application stands disposed of. JUDGE halwai