..(1).. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.1782 OF 2008 Premdas Dhanraj Rathod. ..Applicant. Versus The State of Maharashtra. ..Respondent. .... Mr.S.P.Kadam, Adv. for applicant. Mr.K.V.Saste, APP, for State. .... CORAM : SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J. CORAM : SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J. CORAM : SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J. DATED : 22nd July, 2008. DATED : 22nd July, 2008. DATED : 22nd July, 2008. P.C.: 1. Heard the learned Advocate for the applicant and the learned APP for the State. 2. The applicant is seeking anticipatory bail in C.R.No.144 of 2008 of Mohol police station, Solapur. The said case is under Section 409 of IPC. 3. The learned APP has stated that the applicant was working in I.T.I. Mohol, Solapur and he has misappropriated the total amount of Rs.3,73,689/-. The learned APP states that the custody of the applicant is required only to recover the said amount of Rs.3,73,689/- and to take specimen signatures of the applicant. ..(2).. 4. As far as specimen of signatures is concerned, the learned Advocate for the applicant, on instructions, states that the applicant will attend the police station in the next ten days and give his specimen signatures. It is also stated that the applicant will deposit Rs.3,73,689/- with the I.T.I. Mohol, Solapur within a period of two weeks from today and the applicant will not seek return of the money at any point of time. 5. The learned APP states that in view of the above statements made by the learned Advocate for the applicant, the custody of the applicant would not be necessary. 6. In view of the above facts, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the applicant. 7. In the event of arrest, the applicant - Premdas Dhanraj Rathod to be released on bail in the sum of Rs.25,000/- with one or two sureties to make up the said amount. The applicant shall report to Mohol police station, Solapur everyday for a period of ten days starting from 24th July, 2008 and thereafter once in a week, till conclusion of the trial. ..(3).. 8. It is made clear that if the specimen signatures are not given by the applicant within a period of ten days from today and if the amount of Rs.3,73,689/- is not deposited by the applicant with the ITI Mohol within two weeks from today, the anticipatory bail granted to the applicant shall stand automatically cancelled. 9. With the above observations, Criminal Application is disposed of. (SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J.) (SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J.) (SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J.)