1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 4614 OF 2009 Dr.Venkat Govind Mekale ...Applicant vs. The State of Maharashtra ...Respondent Mr.Kuldeep S. Patil for the Applicant. Mr.H.J. Dedhia, APP for the State. CORAM : V.M. KANADE, J. DATED : NOVEMBER 30, 2009 P.C. :- 1 Heard Counsel for the applicant and APP for the State. 2 The applicant apprehends arrest in connection with an offence which is registered vide C.R.No.86/2009 at Shahupuri Police Station, Kolhapur, in which it is alleged that the applicant who is a Deputy Commissioner of Sale Tax has 2 acquired assets disproportionate to his known source of income. 3 Initially, a complaint was filed under Section 7, 13(1)(d), 37 of the Prevention of Corruption Act and he was arrested on 7th October, 2007 and he was kept in custody for a period of 40 days and thereafter, he was released on bail. A fresh CR has now been filed against the applicant alleging that he has acquired assets disproportionate to his known source of income under Sections 7, 13(1)(e) read with 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act. 4 Counsel for the applicant submitted that the said prosecution has been filed vindictively since no sanction was granted by the competent authority in respect of the earlier complaint which was lodged against him and he is now sought to be prosecuted again by filing a fresh CR. 3 5 In my view, prima facie case is made out by the applicant for grant of bail. The applicant was in custody in respect of earlier offence for about 40 days. 6 The applicant, therefore, in the event of his arrest in connection with C.R.No.86/2009 registered with Shahupuri Police Station, be released on bail in the sum of Rs.15,000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount. The applicant, however, shall report to the office of the ACB initially once in a week and thereafter, once in a month. 7 The application is disposed of. (V.M. KANADE, J.)