1 mpt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 818 of 2010 Sangeeta Vaman Parkar ... Applicant versus The State of Maharashtra ... Respondent ... Mr.Amin Solkar for the applicant. Mr. A.S. Gadkari APP for the State. CORAM : D.G. KARNIK, J. DATED : 10th March 2010 P.C. 1. Heard. 2. By this application, applicant seeks pre­arrest bail in connection with C.R.No. 55 of 2010 registered at Mahim Police Station, Mumbai for an offence punishable u/s.465, 466, 467, 471, 420 r/w section 34 of the IPC. 3. Applicant is an estate agent. So also Mr.Gautam Parekh ( who is co­accused). They promised Mr.Mateen Patel (hereinafter 2 referred to as “complainant”) that they would be in a position to sell a flat situate in the 6th floor of Queen Park, Opposite Lido Cinema, Juhu, Santacruz, which was presently attached by a Debt Recovery Tribunal for the loan obtained from Union Bank of India. The price was agreed at Rs.84,50,000/­. They stated that Rs. 51,00,000/­ would be required to be paid to Union Bank and balance Rs. 33,50,000/­ would be required to be paid to them. They promised that they had contacts with the office of the Deby Recovery Tribunal and would arrange the transaction. Accordingly, part of the money was paid. Thereafter two letters purportingly written by the Debt Recovery Tribunal, bearing its seal were delivered by Gautam Parekh to the complainant. It is subsequently discovered that the letters were forged; rubber stamps were also forged and the letters were not written by the Debt Recovery Tribunal. Gautam Parekh has been arrested. It prima facie appears that Gautam Parekh and applicant were colluding together. Custodial Interrogation of the applicant and perhaps confrontation statements made by Gautam Parekh also appears necessary. 4. In the circumstances, this is not a case for grant of pre­arrest bail. Application is rejected. (D.G. KARNIK,J.)