1 abs FARAD CONTINUATION IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 65 IF 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Court's or Judge's Orders Coram, appearances, Court's Orders or directions and Registrar's Orders Mr. Kuldeep Patil for the applicant. Mr. K.V. Saste, A.P.P. for the State. CORAM : D.G. KARNIK, J. DATE : 18TH JANUARY 2010 P.C. : 1. Heard. 2. By this application, the applicant seeks bail in connection with C.R. No.551 of 2009 registered at Kalamboli Police Station, Navi Mumbai. The alleged offence is punishable under sections 409 and 201 of the I.P.C. 3. The applicant is a bus conductor. The bus was stopped by the checker and it was found 2 that 10 persons were travelling without ticket. On inquiry, the said persons stated that they had paid money for the tickets to the conductor, but he did not issue tickets. In this manner, the conductor is alleged to have embezzled the sum of Rs.1607/-. 4. The offence is alleged to have taken place at about 2045 hours on 21st December 2009. The applicant surrendered himself on the same day at 2145 hours. Nearly a month has passed since the arrest of the applicant. 5. Learned A.P.P. states that the investigation is almost complete and the statements of the checker and other staff members have been recorded. 6. In the facts and circumstances of the case, in my view, the applicant can be granted conditional bail. Hence, I pass the following order: 3 ORDER The applicant be released on bail on executing a personal bond of Rs.5,000/- with two sureties of the like amount, subject to the following conditions: (i) The applicant shall cooperate with the investigation and shall not tamper with the prosecution evidence nor pressurise any of the prosecution witnesses. (ii) The applicant shall report to the concerned police station once a fortnight on every alternate Sunday till the filing of the charge-sheet. (D.G. KARNIK, J.)