1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.557 OF 2009 IN CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.1909 OF 2009 Mr. Ravikiran Vishnupant Ingavale .. Applicant Vs State of Mahaashtra, through Juna Rajwada Police Station, Kolhapur .. Respondent Mr. S.R.Borulkar, Advocate i/b Mr Manoj A Patil, for the applicant. Mr Prakash Naik, for the original complainant. Mrs S.D.Shinde, APP, for the respondent. CORAM : D.B.BHOSALE, J. DATE : 17/12/2009 PC: 1. Heard Mr Borulkar, learned counsel for the applicant, Mr Naik, for the original complainant and Mrs Shinde, learned APP for the respondent. 2. By this application, the applicant is seeking permission to enter the city of Kolhapur for exercising his right to vote in the election of Maharashtra Legislative Council to be held at Kolhapur Municipal Corporation Office at Kolhapur on 18.12.2009 between 8.00 am to 4.00 pm. I have perused the order, by which the applicant was released on bail so also the T 2 order dated 18.8.2009 passed in Criminal Application No.393 of 2009. By this order (18.8.2009), the applicant was allowed to enter the limits of Kolhapur Municipal Corporation only for attending the General Body Meeting of Kolhapur Municipal Corporation, which was scheduled on 20.8.2009 with police escort. There is no allegation against the applicant that he misused the liberty. Keeping that in view and considering that the right to vote is a valuable right, I am passing the following order. Applicant-Ravikiran Vishnupant Ingavale will be allowed to enter the limits of Kolhapur Municipal Corporation on 18.12.2009 between 2 pm and 4 pm for exercising his right to vote in the election of Maharashtra Legislative Council to be held at the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation Office at Kolhapur with police escort. He shall approach the Sangola Police Station, where he is presently residing, which shall provide him police escort at his expenses. The applicant shall enter the limits of Kolhapur city at 2.00 pm and shall leave the city at 4 pm. With these directions, the application is disposed of. Parties to act on authenticated copy of this order. (D. B. Bhosale, J.) 3