1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR. Criminal Application No. 3273 of 2009 Laxman and anr v. State of Maharashtra ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders or directions and Registrar's orders. Court's or Judge's Orders. Mr R.N. Khare, Adv for applicants Ms Rachana Wasnik, APP for State Coram: A.P. Bhangale, J Dated : 7th October 2009 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties. Applicants are apprehending arrest in Crime No. 177/2009 registered with Police Station, Pusad (City), District Yavatmal under Section 307 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code. 2. Learned counsel for the applicants submits that complainant received minor injury. He submits that custodial interrogation of the applicants is not at all necessary. He also submits that applicant no. 1 is in Government service and applicant no.2 is President of Human Rights Security Council, a local organization and is a reputed person. 3. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor submits that weapon used in offence is yet to be recovered and there are eye witnesses of the incident. She prayed for dismissal of application. 4. I have perused referral card maintained at Sub-District 2 Hospital, Pusad. Provisional diagnosis of the complainant shows that he received puncture wound over occipital, measuring 0.5 x 0.5 cm and a contusion. A certificate dated 30.9.2009 issued by Dr Amol Malpani which shows that first informant was admitted in hospital for head injury on account of alleged assault, is brought to my notice. It is apparent that injury received by first informant was small and accusations levelled against the applicants are prima facie exaggerated. In view of all this, applicants deserve to be released on anticipatory bail in the event of their arrest. 5. In the event of their arrest in Crime No. 177/2009 registered with Police Station, Pusad (City), District Yavatmal under Section 307 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, applicants be released on anticipatory bail upon their furnishing PR Bond in the sum of Rs. 25,000/- each with one or two solvent sureties in the like amount. Applicants shall attend Investigating Officer as and when called till filing of charge-sheet. Applicants are directed not to tamper with prosecution evidence in any manner. Applicants shall leave their permanent address with telephone/ cell phone numbers, if any, with the Investigating officer and shall communicate change therein, if any, in future. Application disposed of. Hamdast granted. Judge. hsj