1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JUTISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 4425 OF 2009 1. Shri Santosh Baburao Shelke 2. Shri Raju Dattu Muley ..... Applicants. V/s The State of Maharashtra .... Respondent. Mr. Sandesh D. Patil i/b Mr. Prashant Jadhav for the applicants. Mrs. P.P. Shinde, APP for the State. CORAM: V.M. KANADE, J. DATE : 4TH NOVEMBER, 2009 P.C.: 1. Heard the learned Counsel for the applicants and the learned APP for the State. 2. Applicants have been arrested on 7/9/2009 in connection with the offence punishable under sections 143, 147, 149, 307, 332, 427 and 109 of the Indian Penal Code, which is registered at Shivajinagar Police Statin, Ichalkaranji, District Kolhapur vide C.R. No.141 of 2009. 2 3. It is alleged that due to enmity between two groups belonging to two different religions, communal riot had commenced in the City of Ichalkaranji and Police Department had started taking steps to control the said riot. According to the Police, at about 4.30 p.m., a mob of 150 to 200 people had gathered near the Police Station and some of them started pelting stones, as a result of which one A.S.I. and three Constables sustained injuries. Police, thereafter, started arresting the persons who were present on the spot and, according to Police, the present applicants were arrested at that place. 4. Counsel appearing on behalf of the applicants submitted that no specific role has been attributed to the present applicants. Perusal of the statement of Police Constable, which was recorded in support of the FIR shows that he has not attributed any specific role to the present applicants. The investigation is almost over and, as such, in my view, it is not necessary to detain the applicants any further. Taking into consideration the fact that no specific role is attributed to the present applicants, they are entitled to be released on bail. 5. Applicants be released on bail in C.R. No.141 of 3 2009 registered at Shivajinagar Police Station, Ichalkaranji, District Kolhapur in the sum of Rs 5000/­ each with one or two sureties each in the like amount. Applicants shall report to the concerned Police Station as and when called. 6. Application is disposed of. (V.M. KANADE, J.)