1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.1773 OF 2010 Shri. Anil S. Chate. ..Applicant. Vs. State of Maharashtra. ..Respondent. Mr.Ramesh Chavanke i/by S.Chavanke for the Applicant. Mrs. M.H.Mhatre, APP. for the State. CORAM : R.S. MOHITE, J. DATE : 15th April, 2010 PC : 1 This is an application for anticipatory bail. The applicant is shown as an accused in C.R. No.I/152/2009 registered by Bhayander Police Station for the alleged offences punishable under Section 409,420,467 and 468 read with 34 of the I.P.C. The applicant is acting as Sub Registrar No. 7 in the registration office at Thane. The case of the prosecution is that certain other Sub Registrar was preparing challans which were for a lessor amount after collecting larger amount and thereby 2 commited fraud in respect of the difference in amounts. The learned APP. states that that the accused have repaid the amount. In so far as present applicant is concerned, he only prepared monthly audit report which shows the lessor amount. Advocate for the applicant states that the present applicant has nothing to do with receiving of money and he was only preparing audit on the basis of challans which were given to the co accused. He was also making monthly audit statement. There is substance in the contention. In the circumstances, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the applicants. It is therefore, directed that in the event of his arrest in C.R. No.I-152/2009 registered by Bhayander Police Station, the applicant will be released on bail in the sum of Rs.10,000/- with one surety in the like amount subject to the condition that he will report to the Investigating officer as and when called by the I.O., in writing and on condition that he will remain present on all the date of the trial in the 3 trial court unless exempted. 2 Parties to act on a copy of this order duly authenticated by the registry of this court. ( R.S. MOHITE, J.)