ABA-647-11.sxw 1 Dixit IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO.647 OF 2011 Vivek Asher Girish Asher ... Applicant V/s. The State of Maharashtra, Thru' Sakinaka Police Station ... Respondent Mr. M.K. Kocharekar, i/b. M/s. Rajeev Sawant & Associates, for the Applicant. Mrs. A.A. Mane, APP, for the Respondent. The Investigating Officer is present in person. CORAM:- A.M. THIPSAY, J. DATED :- 27 TH JULY, 2011. P.C. : 1. Heard. 2. The main accused in this case appears to be one Stephen Francis D'Souza. The Applicant came to be involved in this case on the basis of statement made by the said Stephen D'Souza. The Applicant was granted interim anticipatory bail by the Court of Sessions during the pendency of his application before the Sessions Court. The Applicant was arrested and released on bail in accordance with the interim order passed by the Court of Sessions. 3. The Company has not yet removed the Applicant from the services. His inquiry on behalf of the Company is going on. 4. The Investigating Officer, who is present in Court, states that his basic grievance is that the Applicant has not made himself available for ABA-647-11.sxw 2 Dixit investigation/interrogation, as directed by the Court of Sessions in the interim order. Mr. Kocharekar, the learned Advocate for the Applicant, now assures that the Applicant shall attend the concerned Police Station and make himself available for investigation/interrogation, as may be directed by the Court and as may be required by the Investigation Officer. 5. Under the circumstances, by consent, the Anticipatory Bail Application is decided finally. 6. The Anticipatory Bail Application is allowed. 7. In the event of his arrest in C.R. No.225 of 2011 of Sakinaka Police Station, the Applicant be released on bail in the sum of Rs.50,000/-, with one surety in like amount, on the following conditions : (i). The Applicant shall attend the concerned Police Station and make himself available for investigation/interrogation everyday, between 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., for a period of two weeks commencing from tomorrow, i.e. 28th July, 2011, and, even thereafter, as and when required by the Investigating Officer; (ii). The Applicant shall not leave the local limits of Brihanmumbai for a period of more than 24 hours without the express permission of the Investigating Officer; ABA-647-11.sxw 3 Dixit (iii). The Applicant shall surrender his passport, if any, to the Investigating Agency within a period of two days from today. [A.M. THIPSAY, J.]