1 11.appln3098&3099-10 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MUMBAI CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION [1] CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.3098 OF 2010 WITH [2] CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.3099 OF 2010 Gulab Dattatray Gawade. ..Applicant. Versus State of Maharashtra. ..Respondent. .......... Mr.U.B. Nighot, Advocate for the applicant. Mr.K.V. Saste, A.P.P., for the State. .......... CORAM : A.R.JOSHI, J. DATED : 19TH JULY, 2010 P.C. 1. Heard rival submissions at length on both these anticipatory bail applications preferred by the applicant. He is apprehending arrest in two different C.R. numbers registered with Narayangaon police station, Pune. 2 11.appln3098&3099-10 2. The applicant, presently a Branch Manager of Pune District Central Co-operative Bank, Narayangaon, Taluka - Junnar, District - Pune, is facing similar charges in both the matters punishable under Sections 406, 409, 420 read with Section 34 of IPC and also the offences of forgery and fabrication of the documents. 3. Allegations against the applicant are that he being the topmost officer of the Bank in connivance with the co-accused sanctioned the loans to various different saving groups [BACHAT GATS] and various loan amounts were withdrawn by way of passing bearer cheques purported to have been signed by the members of such saving groups. In one matter the office bearer of one saving group [BACHAT GAT] by name Shivparvati Mahila Swanya-Sahayatta Bachat Gat filed a case, while in another matter the officer of the same Bank and Branch has filed FIR and in which the allegations are against the applicant so far as grant of loans to six bachat gats and disbursement of such loan in the name of the individual 3 11.appln3098&3099-10 members by way of passing bearer cheques. 4. During the arguments, learned Advocate Mr.Nighot for the applicant submits that earlier the applicant was protected for temporary period by the order of the Additional Sessions Court, however, subsequently his anticipatory bail application was rejected. He further submitted that considering the allegations against him and considering the matter as based on the documentary evidence, he is ready and willing to surrender before the concerned Court and ask for regular bail however till that time he needs protection from the arrest. 5. Considering the rival submissions, the following order would meet the ends of justice. Hence the order :- :: O R D E R :: [i] The applicant - Gulab Dattatray Gawade to surrender before the concerned Court and ask for regular bail. 4 11.appln3098&3099-10 [ii] Protection is granted to the applicant for the period of one week from today within which he is to seek for regular bail. [iii] With these directions, both the applications are disposed of. (A.R.JOSHI,J.) ppd