sat 1 ba 1831-2011 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL BAIL APPLICATION NO. 1831 OF 2011 Siddharam Sharanappa Patil ...Applicant vs. State of Maharashtra ...Respondent Mr.R.K. Mendadkar for the Applicant. Mr.J.P. Kharge, APP for the State. CORAM : M.L. TAHALIYANI, J. DECEMBER 5, , 2011 P.C. :- 1 Heard Mr.Mendadkar, learned Counsel for the applicant and Mr.Kharge, learned Additional PP for the State. 2 The applicant is arrested by Solapur police station in Crime No. 3091/2011 for the offences punishable u/s. 13(1)(d) r/w. 13(2) and Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. The date on which he was caught red- handed was 25.11.2011. The alleged demand was of Rs.10,000/-. The amount accepted was Rs.8000/-. The investigation appears to have been completed. sat 2 ba 1831-2011 3 It is submitted that no house search was taken. As such there is no possibility of any additional charge of alleged disproportionate assets. The applicant had remained in custody for a considerable time. The investigation will take sometime. Thereafter, the matter will be placed before the competent authority for sanction. In the circumstances, there is no reason that the applicant shall remain in custody. Hence, I pass the following order :- 4 The applicant be released on bail in the sum of Rs.20,000/- with one solvent surety in the like amount or cash deposit of Rs.25,000/- in lieu of surety of Rs.20,000/-. He shall co-operate with the Investigating Officer. He shall not contact the panch witnesses. 5 The application stands disposed of. (M.L. TAHALIYANI, J)