( 1 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.4103 OF 2007 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.4103 OF 2007 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.4103 OF 2007 Gangadhar Mahajan Pupale & Ors. .. Applicants. Versus The State of Maharashtra .. Respondent. Mr.N.V.Bandiwadekar for the applicants. Mr.K.V.Saste, A.P.P. for the State. CORAM : R.Y. GANOO, J. CORAM : R.Y. GANOO, J. CORAM : R.Y. GANOO, J. DATED : 23rd April, 2008. DATED : 23rd April, 2008. DATED : 23rd April, 2008. P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: 1. Heard Mr.Bandiwadekar for the applicants and Mr.K.V.Saste, A.P.P. for the State. 2. The applicants apprehend arrest in C.R.No.739 of 2007 of Kothrud Police Station, Pune under Sections 467, 468 and other related Sections of I.P.C. 3. The applicants are government servants working in the office of Sub Registrar, Pune. According to the prosecution, certain documents came to be lodged for registration and a person claiming to be the Power of Attorney presented the said documents for registration. According to the prosecution, it was necessary for the applicants to verify the genuineness of the said Power of Attorney. According to the prosecution, the applicants failed to comply with their duties and that is how, the prosecution claims that the applicants have joined hands with the ( 2 ) perpetrators of the so-called forgery and that is how they apprehend arrest. 4. After having heard learned Advocates on both the sides, I am of the view that the present applicants can be granted anticipatory bail as an interim order has been running in their favour since 14.1.2008 and till today, there is no adverse report against the present applicants. 5. Learned A.P.P. Mr.Saste submitted that in the order dated 14.1.2008, in all two questions were asked by the Court as regards the responsibilities cast upon the Sub Registrar with reference to verification of the Power of Attorneys and, according to learned A.P.P. Mr.Saste, the Government of Maharashtra in their Law and Judiciary department are working out a scheme so as to amend the rules and cast specific responsibilities upon the Sub Registrar for the purposes of verification of the genuineness of the Power of Attorneys. Mr.Saste submitted that the said report is awaited and, therefore, this application should be adjourned. 6. Insofar as the aforesaid aspect of the report is concerned, I am inclined to observe that this Court need not keep this matter pending for the said report ( 3 ) and the said report can be looked into at a later point of time and the present applicants can be granted an order. They can be granted anticipatory bail particularly when they are government servants, who are presently facing suspension. Hence, the following order :- a) In the event of arrest of any of the applicants in C.R.No.739 of 2007 registered with Kothrud Police Station, Pune, the said applicants be released on bail in the sum of Rs.30,000/- each with two solvent sureties each of Rs.15,000/-. The applicants shall execute P.R.Bonds in the sum of Rs.30,000/- each. b) The said applicants shall report to the Crime Branch, Pune as and when required. The applicants shall furnish their residential addresses and telephone numbers to Crime Branch, Pune. 7. Application for anticipatory bail is disposed off in the above terms. (R.Y. GANOO, J.) (R.Y. GANOO, J.) (R.Y. GANOO, J.)