4crn173-10 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MUMBAI CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.173 OF 2010 IN CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.382 OF 2009 Haribhau Krishna Divekar. ..Applicant. Vs. State of Maharashtra ..Respondent. .... Ms.Jyoti Ghorpade, Advocate i/b. Mr.Sanjiv Punalekar, Advocate for the applicant. Mr.P.S. Hingorani, A.P.P. for the State. .... CORAM : A.R.JOSHI, J. DATED : 6TH JULY, 2010 P.C. 1. Heard rival submissions for sometime on this application for relaxation of condition. 2. The applicant wants that the condition imposed on him to attend Anti-Terrorist Squad Office twice a week is to be relaxed and he may be allowed to attend the said office once in a week. 4crn173-10 2 3. Today, I.O. from the concerned investigating agency is present and submitted that the matter is of serious nature as charges punishable under Section 307, 427 read with 120-B and also charges punishable under Sections 3, 4, 5 & 6 of the Explosive Substance Act, 1908 and under Sections 6, 9(B) of the Explosive Act, 1984 . The applicant is also charged for certain offences punishable under the Arms Act read with Sections 16, 18 & 23 of Prevention of Unlawful Activities Act, 1967 read with Sections 3, 4 of the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act, 1984. 4. It is further stated on behalf of the State that the matter is already in progress and about 81 witnesses are already examined and few more witnesses are yet to be examined. Considering these circumstances, there is nothing to relax the condition. Hence, present application stands rejected and accordingly disposed of. (A.R.JOSHI,J.)