1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.4640 OF 2010 Gunwantrao S/o Laxmanrao Pawar and others APPLICANTS VERSUS The State of Maharashtra Through its Police Inspector, Police Station - Amalner, Dist. Jalgaon RESPONDENT Mr. Bharat R. Warma, Advocate for the applicants. Mr. N.H. Borade, A.P.P. for respondent State. (CORAM : A.V.NIRGUDE) VACATION JUDGE DATE : 11/11/2010 PER COURT : 1. The applicants are seeking bail in Crime No.174/2010 registered in Amalner Police Station. Along with applicant, there are several accused in this case, which is of alleged mis-appropriation of funds belonging to a Co-operative Credit Society, of which the present applicants are the Directors. The complaint was lodged on 17/07/2010 against the Secretary of the Society. They were arrested in due course and were released on bail. The applicants, being the Directors, were arrested recently on 27/10/2010. The applicants 2 were sent to police custody remand for few days, and thereafter they made an application for bail. The learned Judge of the Lower Court refused bail only because the amount that was mis-appropriated was huge. The Learned Judge of the Lower Court unfortunately ignored the pertinent fact that the applicants were in police custody for few days. As far as the investigation relating to the applicants’ role is concerned, his custodial interrogation has completed it. Hence the applicants deserve bail. ORDER a) The application stands allowed. b) The applicants be released on bail on their executing P.R. bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rs. Ten thousand) each with one surety in the like amount. c) Bail bonds shall be furnished in the Lower Court. (A.V.NIRGUDE) VACATION JUDGE ts k/criappl4640.10