1 Criminal Application No.1114/2011 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.1114 OF 2011 Eknath s/o Kashinath Phatangare & ors. ... APPLICANTS VERSUS The State of Maharashtra ... RESPONDENT ..... Mrs. S.S. Jadhav, Advocate for applicants Shri N.B. Patil, A.P.P. for respondent ..... CORAM : K.U. CHANDIWAL, J. DATE : 29th March, 2011 PER COURT : 1. Heard. The accused/ applicant Nos. 1 to 5, in custody from 13.2.2011, applicant Nos.6 to 11 from 17.2.2011 and applicant No.12 from 21.2.2011, seek bail in Crime No.I-29/2011, registered at Parner Police Station, District Ahmednagar. 2. The F.I.R. illustrate that the complainant, a member of Grampanchayat, with 2-3 others, prevented a tempo laden with sand, illegally removed from river bed, his interception has emerged in facing life risk. He along with his accompanying two persons were threatened and tried to be smashed. The sand was unladen on the road and the vehicle was taken away by these applicants. 2 Criminal Application No.1114/2011 3. Learned A.P.P. submits, in the supplementary statement the complainant has named few of the accused/ applicants, who have manhandled the complainant and two witnesses. However, reading the F.I.R., I find the role at the most is attributed to Subhash, applicant No.9 to have twisted arm of Annasaheb Bhor. Nothing other overt act other than remaining in the company of members of unlawful assembly. 4. Considering nature of accusations and there being no criminal record against the accused/ applicants, the applicants deserve bail. Hence order : O R D E R 5. Each of the accused applicants – (1) Eknath Kashinath Phatangare, (2) Navnath Genubhau Phatangare, (3) Vitthal Sakhahari Phatangare, (4) Balasaheb Sakharam Wadekar, (5) Ganesh Popat Phatangare, (6) Karbhari Hari Phatangare, (7) Sandip Karbhari Phatangare, (8) Babaji Bhau Jadhav, (9) Subhash Sakhahari Phatangare, (10) Sampat Sakhari Phatangare, (11) Navnath Bhau Jadhav, (12) Dattatraya Karbhari Phatangare be released on furnishing P.R. bond and a surety in the sum of Rs. 3 Criminal Application No.1114/2011 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) each. The applicants shall attend the investigator on every Sunday between 4.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m. till filing of charge sheet. The accused/ applicants shall desist from influencing, coercing directly or indirectly, any witnesses by making any inducement, threat or promise. K.U. CHANDIWAL JUDGE fmp/cri1114.11