1 FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT NAGPUR Criminal Application (ABA) No.298/2011 Anurag Devshankar Mirase Vs. State of Maharashtra =-=-=---=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Office Notes, Office Memorandum of Coram appearances, Court's orders or directions & Registrar's orders. Court's or Judges Order =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- CORAM : U.V. BAKRE, J. DATED : 10/10/2011. Heard Mr. R. S. Charpe, learned counsel for the applicant and Mr. P. D. Kothari, learned APP for the respondent. The applicant, who apprehends his arrest in Crime No.117/2011 registered at Police Station, Warora for offence punishable under Sections 420, 495, 496 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, has filed the present application for anticipatory bail. The allegation against the applicant is that he along with four other relatives saw Ms. Priyanka Choudhari for the purpose of settlement of marriage and on 18.5.2011 the engagement ceremony of said Ms. Priyanka with the applicant was performed and at that time the complainant, who is father of Priyanka, handed over to the applicant gold chain of “two Tolas”, golden ring of “one Tola” and other garments and fixed the date of marriage as 26th June 2011. It is further 2 alleged that the complainant had paid Rs. 40,000/- for fare charges of the bus and had purchased clothes of amount of Rs. 6800/- and also purchased clothes for Priyanka of an amount of Rs. 8000/- and had booked marriage-hall and had engaged caterers by paying Rs.54,000/- and had also paid advance to the photographer for video shooting and band. According to the complainant, he had incurred total expenses of Rs. 2,25,800/-. Further allegation is that on 12.6.2011 one Pramila Karmurrao Urao came to the house of the complainant and disclosed that she is wife of the applicant and their marriage took place on 8.6.2011 and also showed marriage certificate, photographs etc. It is, therefore, alleged that the applicant and other co-accused cheated the applicant. It is the contention of the applicant that the complainant had given him only golden ring of 5 grams, one shirt, one pant and cash of Rs.10,000/-. Interim protection was granted to the applicant on 28.9.2011 under a condition that he should hand over the said gold ring, shirt, pant and Rs. 10,000/- to the police. It is seen that on 4.10.2011 the applicant has already handed over the said items to the police. The investigation is almost completed, though the charge-sheet is not yet filed. The other four co-accused all have been granted anticipatory bail by the learned Sessions Court. I am of the view that the present 3 applicant is also entitled to anticipatory bail, as prayed for. Hence, the application is allowed. The order dated 28.9.2011 is confirmed to operate till the end of the trial in the said case arising out of Crime No. 117/2011 registered at Police Station, Warora. Application stands disposed of accordingly. JUDGE Ambulkar.