MP 1 ABA877_11 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO. 877 OF 2011 Mayur Maru ... Applicant Versus State of Maharashtra ... Respondent Mr. Rajendra Sorankar, Advocate for the Applicant. Mr. Y. M. Nakhwa, APP for the Respondent State. CORAM : J. H. BHATIA, J. DATE : 21ST OCTOBER 2011 P. C. : The applicant seeks anticipatory bail in Crime No.226 of 2011 registered at Chawri Police Station, Solapur for the offences punishable under Sections 406, 420 r/w. Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code. 2. As per the F.I.R. lodged by one Rakesh Narwani on 28.07.2011, he is in the business of procuring letter of credit for the businessmen on commission basis. For this purpose, he used to approach the dealers in the field for getting the letters of credit for his own customers. 3. Abir Maru, son of the present applicant, is also in the same field. According to the first informant, as per the instructions given by Abir Maru, he had deposited amount of Rs.13 lakh in the account of Abir Maru and paid amount of Rs.3 lakh in cash to his father, that is, the applicant on 14.07.2011. Later on neither the letters of credit were secured nor the amount was refunded inspite of the repeated correspondence and request. Therefore, the F.I.R. was lodged. MP 2 ABA877_11 4. The learned Counsel for the applicant contends that the applicant has no connection with his son who is living separately from him. He also contends that his wife is not keeping well. He himself is an old person. Even if the applicant is a senior citizen, it appears that he and his son had received the huge amount of Rs.16 lakh and thereafter, they have neither given letters of credit nor the amount has been refunded. Prima facie, a case of cheating has been made out. Therefore, I do not find any case for grant of anticipatory bail. 5. In the result, application stands rejected. (J. H. BHATIA, J)