-: 1 :- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 4648 OF 2008 Sharad Shankar Pawar .. Applicant. V/s. The State of Maharashtra .. Respondent. --- Mr. S.S.Salunkhe for the Applicant. Mr. D.P.Adsule, APP for the Respondent-State. ----- CORAM CORAM CORAM : V.R. KINGAONKAR, J. : V.R. KINGAONKAR, J. : V.R. KINGAONKAR, J. (Vacation Court) DATED DATED DATED : 26th DECEMBER,2008. : 26th DECEMBER,2008. : 26th DECEMBER,2008. P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: 1. This application is for bail. The applicant is arrested for the offence punishable under sections 363, 366 read with section 34 of the IPC in connection with the crime no. 73/2008 registered with the Wathar Police Station. 2. Heard the learned advocate for the applicant and learned APP. 3. According to the prosecution, a minor girl by name Neelam was taken away by a school teacher of the same school in which she was studying in 10th Standard. -: 2 :- Allegedly the applicant aided the main accused for the act of kidnapping or that they allowed the minor girl and the school teacher to be with each other. It is alleged that applicant accused - Sharad had hired a jeep vehicle for the use of the school teacher -Siddheshwar R. Salunkhe and was accompanying him. 4. The material collected during the investigation shows that the applicant had hired a jeep vehicle in which main accused Siddheshwar R. Salunkhe and the minor girl had travelled. The applicant also travelled with them and, prima facie, aided them in having company of each other at the house in Ter village Dist. Osmanabad. The learned APP submitted that if the applicant is released on bail and the minor girl would cause of his involvement in sexual offence/s then there will be difficulty in arresting him. If such a situation would arise, liberty to apply for cancellation of the bail and to seek permission to arrest the applicant is granted. Permission may be sought from the concerned sessions court. 5. In the result, having regard to the role played by the applicant his further detention is not required. Hence, the application is allowed. It is directed that the applicant be released on bail on furnishing a bail bond in the sum of Rs.15,000/- with one surety in the like amount. -: 3 :- The applicant shall attend the concerned police station on each Thursday and Sunday between 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and shall co-operate with the investigating officer during the course of investigation. 6. The failure of the applicant to respond to the interrogation or failure to attend the concerned police station, as directed above, may entail cancellation of the bail. 7. The applicant shall attend the concerned police station for four weeks or till filing of the charge-sheet which ever is earlier. (V.R. KINGAONKAR, J. ) .....