: 1 : SD IN IN IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL CRIMINAL CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL CRIMINAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.3938 OF 2008 APPLICATION NO.3938 OF 2008 APPLICATION NO.3938 OF 2008 Ganpat Ragho Patil ...Applicant V/s. The State of Maharashtra & Anr. ...Respondents WITH WITH WITH CRIMINAL CRIMINAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.3940 OF 2008 APPLICATION NO.3940 OF 2008 APPLICATION NO.3940 OF 2008 Pankaj Ganpat Patil & Anr. ...Applicant V/s. The State of Maharashtra & Anr. ...Respondents Mr.Asif Patel for the Applicant. . Mr.V.B. Konde-Deshmukh, APP, for the State. CORAM CORAM CORAM : A.V. NIRGUDE, J. : A.V. NIRGUDE, J. : A.V. NIRGUDE, J. [VACATION [VACATION [VACATION JUDGE] JUDGE] JUDGE] DATE DATE DATE : 3RD NOVEMBER, 2008. : 3RD NOVEMBER, 2008. : 3RD NOVEMBER, 2008. P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: . Both these applications can be decided by this common order. 2. The applicants were arrested in this case for rioting with an attempt of committing murder on 13th October, 2008. They are now in MCR. The incident of riot took place on 13th October, 2008 at factory site of Technova situated at Village Vavanje, Taluka Panvel, District Raigad. About 18 other persons were : 2 : also arrested soon after the incident. The other accused were released on bail by the order of the learned Ad-Hoc Sessions Judge, Raigad dated 17th October, 2008. 3. I have perused an uncertified copy of the order which also refused bail to the present applicants. The learned Ad-Hoc Sessions Judge took a view that since the applicants were the leaders of the riot, they should be denied bail. The applicants however, in my view, deserve bail on certain conditions. The principal purpose of arrest is to investigate the case. The applicants were in police custody for seven days during which time the police must have completed most of the investigation. There is ofcourse likelihood of tampering of prosecution witnesses at the hands of the applicants who are the leaders of the workers and are in a position to threaten the prosecution witnesses. 4. In order to avoid this and to secure investigation process as well as the prosecution witnesses, I am directing the applicants to stay outside District Raigad till the charge sheet is filed. The applicants are released on bail : 3 : amount of Rs.15,000/- each with one surety in the like amount. They shall stay outside District Raigad until the charge sheet is filed. They shall inform their addresses to the police before they are released from custody. [A.V. [A.V. [A.V. NIRGUDE, J.] NIRGUDE, J.] NIRGUDE, J.]