1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO.600 OF 2011 Mr. Krishna Pralhad Pandit .... Applicant Vs. The State of Maharashtra & Ors..... Respondent Mr. V.T. Tulpule h/f Imtiyaz Patel for applicant. Mrs. G.P. Mulekar, APP for State. Coram : Smt. R.P.SondurBaldota, J. Date : 10th August, 2011 P.C. 1. The applicant herein seeks anticipatory bail in connection with C.R.No.123 of 2011 registered with Gavdevi Police Station, Mumbai for the offence punishable under Section 406 read with 34 Indian Penal Code. The complainant is one Bharat Tulsidas Raichura, who is working as Accountant in M.B. Shah Jewellers, Gavdevi. The complaint alleges that one Vaibhav Shyam Sunder Soni had taken some ornaments from his shop under the pretext showing the same to a prospective 2 purchaser and did not return either with the ornaments or with the money received on sale of the ornaments. Therefore, he had committed an offence punishable under Section 406 Indian Penal Code. The complaint makes no reference whatsoever to the applicant herein. The applicant was sought to be connected to the offence on the basis of the statement of Vaibhav that he had entrusted ornaments to the applicant. However, in his further statement he admitted to have sold the ornaments to the applicant and received the market price therefor. In the circumstances, learned APP does not oppose the application. The application is allowed. In the event of his arrest in connection with C.R. No. 123 of 2011 registered with Gavdevi Police Station, for the offence punishable under Sections 406 Indian Penal Code, the applicant be released on personal bond of Rs.5,000/-. Learned counsel for the applicant states that the applicant will hand over the original receipts given by Vaibhav Soni to the investigating officer. (Smt. R.P. SondurBaldota, J)