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.1991 OF 2009 Mahavir Sinh s/o Narendra Sinh Rawal .. Applicant. Vs. State of Maharashtra .. Respondent. Mr.Hemant Surve i/b A.J.Kandarkar for the applicant. Mrs.S.D.Shinde A.P.P. for the State. CORAM : D.B.BHOSALE, J. CORAM : D.B.BHOSALE, J. CORAM : D.B.BHOSALE, J. DATED : 29TH APRIL, 2009. DATED : 29TH APRIL, 2009. DATED : 29TH APRIL, 2009. P.C.: . Heard learned counsel for the applicant and learned A.P.P. for the State. 2. The applicant is seeking bail in C.R.No.I-03 of 2008 of Mahad City police station. The said crime has been registered against the applicant and others for having allegedly committed an offence punishable under sections 403, 406, 418, 420, 465, 466, 471 r/w 34 of IPC. 3. The case of the prosecution, in brief, is that the applicant got vehicle, belonging to the complainant, transferred in his own name behind the complainant’s back. It was allegedly transferred without obtaining no objection from the finance company and in collusion with the R.T.O. Officer, Dhule. This court is informed that the vehicle was transferred in the name of the applicant on 15.10.2007 whereas the FIR came to be lodged on 30.9.2008. Mr.Surve, learned counsel for the applicant 2 2 2 submits that on 16.3.2009 for the first time investigating officer approached the applicant in connection with FIR. On 16.3.2009 the applicant handed over the vehicle with all the papers to the investigating officer and presently the vehicle is in possession of the police. Keeping that all in view I do not find custody of the applicant is necessary hence the following order: . In the event of arrest, the applicant be released on bail in the sum of Rs.35,000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount subject to the conditions stipulated in sub-section (2) of section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Further, the applicant is directed to report to the concerned police station on every Saturday between 10 am and 12 noon for a period of one month and thereafter on every alternate Saturday between 10 am and 12 noon for a period of 90 days or till filing of the charge sheet, whichever is earlier. . 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 uninfluenced by the observations made in this order. . The application is disposed of. 3 3 3 (D.B.Bhosale, J.) (D.B.Bhosale, J.) (D.B.Bhosale, J.)