1 abs FARAD CONTINUATION IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 325 OF 2010 Ijaj Ahmed Qureshi .. Applicant V/s State of Maharashtra .. Respondent ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Court's or Judge's Orders Coram, appearances, Court's Orders or directions and Registrar's Orders Mr. U.R. Agandsurve for the applicant. Mrs. A.A. Mane, A.P.P. for the State. CORAM : D.G. KARNIK, J. DATE : 21ST JANUARY 2010 P.C. : 1. Heard. 2. By this application, the applicant seeks bail in connection with C.R. No.291 of 2009 registered at Karmala Police Station for an alleged offence punishable under section 307 read with other sections of I.P.C. and also an offence under section 3(1) of the S.C. & S.T. 2 Act. 3. The prosecution case in short is that one Akeel Hamid Qureshi had teased the sister of the complainant. The complainant who claims to belong to a scheduled caste, along with his brother-in-law Sakpal Landge accosted Akeel and asked him why he was teasing his sister. At that time, Akeel along with 4-5 friends abused the complainant by caste and also assaulted him with knife (chaku). 4. The complainant lodged an F.I.R. on the same day. In the F.I.R., he named Akeel and his friends including the present applicant. The complainant has alleged that Akeel referred to the caste of the complainant. No specific overtact has been alleged against the applicant. It is not even alleged that the applicant had any arm. 5. In the circumstances, the applicant can be 3 granted bail. Hence, I pass the following order: ORDER The applicant be released on bail on his executing personal bond of Rs.20,000/- with two sureties of the like amount, subject to the conditions that the applicant shall not threaten the prosecution witnesses, shall not interfere with the prosecution evidence and shall report to the concerned police station once a fortnight on 1st or 2nd and 15th or 16th of every British calendar month. In the event of breach of any of the conditions, the bail shall be liable to be cancelled forthwith. (D.G. KARNIK, J.)