1 1 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.3409 OF 2008 Ramesh Dattatraya Pawar & Anr. .. Applicants. Vs. The State of Maharashtra .. Respondent. Mr.S.M.Oak with Mr.Sagar Joshi for the applicants. Mr.K.V.Saste A.P.P. for the State. CORAM : D.B.BHOSALE, J. CORAM : D.B.BHOSALE, J. CORAM : D.B.BHOSALE, J. DATED : 21ST NOVEMBER, 2008. DATED : 21ST NOVEMBER, 2008. DATED : 21ST NOVEMBER, 2008. P.C.: . Heard learned counsel for the applicant and learned A.P.P. for the State. 2. The applicants are seeking bail in C.R.No.I-150 of 2008 of Wada police station. The said crime has been registered against the applicants and 11 others for having allegedly committed an offence punishable under sections 406, 408, 418 r/w 34 of the IPC. 3. The applicants are Government employees and they were working with Panchayat Samiti, Wada. It is alleged that at the instance of the applicants the field workers of Panchayat Samiti, Wada collected monies from various Bachatgat for executing agreement being entered into by Block Development Officer in 2 2 2 respect of supply of snack/food to various Anganwadis within the jurisdiction of Panchayat Samiti. It is further alleged that on the directions of the applicants, the field workers collected the amount of Rs.4,23,293/- from various Bachagat and deposited the said amount with the applicants. The applicants do not admit that they received such amount. It is against this backdrop the offence has been registered against 13 persons. It appears that all other accused have already been granted anticipatory bail by this court. On last occasion the applicants without prejudice to their rights and contentions and in order to show their bonafides deposited Rs.1,25,000/- in this court. Keeping that in view and considering overall facts and circumstances of the case I am inclined to grant this application for anticipatory bail. Hence the following order: . In the event of arrest, the applicants to be released on bail in the sum of Rs.50,000/- each with one or two sureties of the like amount subject to condition that the applicants shall report to the concerned police station on every Wednesday and Saturday between 7 and 8 pm for a period of 90 days from today or till filing of the charge sheet, whichever is earlier. 3 3 3 . Insofar as the amount deposited in this court is concerned, it may be transferred to the concerned Panchayat Samiti, Wada, by cheque. Panchayat Samiti shall keep this amount in fixed deposit till disposal of these proceedings and subject to the directions of the Trial Court, disposing of the criminal case. The application is disposed of. . While passing this order I shall not be understood to have expressed any opinion on merits of the case and the trial Court shall deal with the case without being influenced by the observations made in this order. (D.B.Bhosale, J.) (D.B.Bhosale, J.) (D.B.Bhosale, J.)