IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 1546 OF 2009 Nisar A. Zimkhanawala ...Applicant Vs. The State of Maharashtra .. Respondent --- Shri Jehangir Khojiti i/b. M/s. B. Amin & Co. for Applicant Mr.D.P. Adsule, APP for the State ---- CORAM: V.M. KANADE J. DATED 1ST APRIL, 2009 P.C. 1. Heard the learned Counsel appearing on behalf of the Applicant and the Learned APP for the State. 2. This is an application for anticipatory bail. 3. The Applicant apprehends arrest in connection with the complaint filed against him and other accused for the offence punishable under sections 465, 467, 468, 471 r/w. 34 of the Indian Penal Code. 4. It is alleged that an application was made in the name of the Applicant for renewal of licenses. It is alleged that the Applicant had made the said application. 5. The learned Counsel for the Applicant submitted that the partners of the hotel on whose behalf the said application has been made, have been granted anticipatory bail by this Court and, therefore, on the ground of parity the Applicant may be released on bail. It is submitted that the Applicant is 70 years of age and no purpose would be served to detain him in the custody as all the documents have already been seized. 6. There is much substance in the submission made by the learned Counsel for the Applicant. Considering the age of the Applicant and all the documents have been seized and further since no advantage has been derived by the original accused by making an application in the name of that person, in my view, custodial interrogation of the Applicant is not necessary. 7. The Applicant, in event of his arrest, shall be released on bail in a sum of Rs.5,000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount. The Applicant shall, however, report to the concerned police station for a period of one week from 6th April, 2009 for a two weeks between 11 a.m. & 5 p.m. and, thereafter, as and when called. 8. The Applicant shall co-operate with the police and give the name of the persons. In this case, the Investigating Officer take the specimen signature of the Applicant and specimen hand-writing of the Applicant and send to the Hand Writing Expert. 9. Application is disposed of. V.M. KANADE J.