1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.570 OF 2009 IN CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.4355 OF 2009 Amit Prakash Gawali .. Applicant V/s. The State of Maharashtra .. Respondent Mr. Sachin Pawar for the Applicant. Mr. P .A. Pol, P. P. with Mrs. A. A. Mane, A. P. P. for the State. CORAM : S.J. KATHAWALLA,J. [VACATION JUDGE] DATED : DECEMBER 21, 2009. P.C. : Not on board. Taken on board. 2. This application is made by the Applicant to enter into the jurisdiction of the city of Lonawala on Tuesday 22 nd December, 2009 to caste his vote in the Committee Elections of the Lonawala Municipal Council, by relaxing the condition put on the Applicant by order dated 24 th November, 2009 in Criminal Application No.4355 of 2009 by this Court. 2 3 After hearing the Advocate for the Applicant as well as the Public Prosecutor, I pass the following order : :: O R D E R :: i. The Applicant who is presently residing at Khalapur, District Raigad shall first contact the Khalapur Police Station and the Police Inspector of the said Police Station shall depute a Police officer not below the rank of Sub-Inspector to accompany the Applicant to Lonawala on Tuesday 22 nd December, 2009. The Police Officer so deputed by the Khalapur Police Station to accompany the Applicant shall first bring the Applicant to the Lonawala City Police Station. The Police Inspector of the Lonawala Police Station shall thereupon depute a Police Officer to accompany the Applicant as well as the Police Officer from Khalapur to the polling booth and after allowing the Applicant to caste his vote ensure that the Applicant forthwith returns to Khalapur alongwith the Police Officer who 3 has accompanied him from the Khalapur Police Station. The Applicant shall not be allowed to visit any other place in Lonawala City since he is allowed to enter the Lonawala city only for the limited purpose of casting his vote. It is made clear that if the Applicant commits breach of this order, in any manner whatsoever, such breach shall be considered/treated as a breach of the bail conditions set out in the order dated 24 th November, 2009. ii. The Applicant shall pay the necessary charges for being escorted by the Police Officer/s. iii. Parties to act on a copy of this order duly authenticated by the Shirestedar of this Court. iv. The Criminal Application No.570 of 2009 is, accordingly, disposed of. (S. J. KATHAWALLA, J.) 4