1ab-appln-622-10 FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET No. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL BAIL APPLICATION No. 622 of 2010 Sou Priya Jaysing Kedar and anr v. The 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 Shekhar A. Ingawale, for the Applicants. Mrs M.H.Mhatre, A.P.P.for the State. CORAM:- A.R. JOSHI, J. DATE :- 9TH JUNE, 2010. P.C.:- 1. Heard rival submissions for some time on this anticipatory bail application preferred by both the applicants, original accused Nos. 2 and 3 in C.R.No. 10/2010 registered with Pandharpur Town Police Station, Pandharpur, District Sholapur for the offence under section 420 read with section 34 of IPC. 2. Allegations against the applicants are that they were office bearers of one Vayudoot Domestic and International Travel Company floated by Shree Samuh had conspired with proprietor of said domestic travel company and cheated the complainant by accepting an amount of Rs.3,000/- and not obeying the assurance given as to taking the complainant for religious pilgrimage tour. It is also alleged 2ab-appln-622-10 that instead of taking for religious pilgrimage the amount was returned by way of cheque dated 1-10-2009 for Rs.7,600/-. However, the said cheque was dishonoured. Reportedly, said cheque was signed by accused No.1. One Mr Mohan Patil who was arrested and has already been released on bail by the concerned Judicial Magistrate. 3. During the arguments it is submitted that present applicants are only the office bearers and following the instructions of their master i.e.accused No.1 and as such during the course of their employment had received various amounts which are reflected in the bank account of accused No.1 and said amounts were utilized for expenditure on arrangement of religious pilgrimage tours. It is also submitted that such detail accounts of receipts and expenses have been given to the I.O. during the attendance at the concerned police station. Such attendance was directed during the intervening period after filing of the present anticipatory bail application till date. 4. Considering the allegations against the applicants and as to their alleged role in the transactions, it would be in the fitness of the situation to allow the present application with certain conditions to the applicants to co-operate with the investigation and as to the attendance. In the result the following order: ORDER: (a) Anticipatory bail application is allowed. (b) In the event of arrest of both the applicants in C.R. No. 10/2010 with Pandharpur Town Police Station, District Sholapur, they shall be released on bail on executing a P.R.bond in the sum of Rs.15,000/-each with one surety in the like amount each. 3ab-appln-622-10 © In the event of arrest and on availing the bail the applicants shall attend concerned police station once in a week on every Monday between 10-00 a.m., to 12.00 noon for the period of two months from availing the bail. (d) They shall co-operative with the investigating agency. (e) Any observations made in this order shall not be construed as any finding or any expression of opinion on the merit of the case at the time of trial. (A.R.JOSHI,J)