1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRI.APPLICATION NO.2099 OF 2009 Sayyed Gous Haroon rashid Mulla .. Applicant Vs State of Maharashtra .. Respondent Mr. S.K.Mulla i/b R.M.Momin, Advocate for the Applicant. Mrs.S.D.Shinde, APP, for the Respondent. CORAM : D.B.BHOSALE, J. DATE : 19/06/2009 PC: 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant and learned APP for the respondent. 2. The applicant is seeking bail in C.R.No.30 of 2009 of Ashta Police Station. The said crime has been registered against the applicant and others for having allegedly committed an offence punishable under sections 420, 417, 465, 468 read with 34 of IPC. 3. The prosecution case, in brief, is that one Jeevan Shanti Mahila Griha Udyog Sanstha floated a scheme under which they offered membership to needy ladies upon depositing an T 2 amountof Rs.4400/-. Anandrao Malgunde is the founder member of the Sanstha, which floated the scheme. Out of the total amount collected from each woman, an amount of Rs. 3000/- was accepted as refundable deposit and Rs.1000/- towards training fees. Hundreds of women became members of the sanstha under the scheme. It appears that the Sanstha has several branches, spread over 2-3 districts. The applicant was working as a clerk in its branch at Astha. Mr. Mulla, learned counsel for the applicant, submits that the only role attributed to the applicant is that he collected the amount from women, issued receipts and handed over the said amount to the main accused Anandrao Malgunde. He submits that this court has granted bail to other accused, who as an agent collected amounts from women. Ms Shinde, learned APP submits that the investigation is over and chargesheet has also been filed. The trial is likely to take long time. Keeping that all in view and considering overall facts and circumstances of the case, I am satisfied that continued detention of the applicant is not necessary. Hence, the following order. The applicant is directed to be enlarged on bail in the sum of Rs.10,000/- with one or two sureties to make up the said amount, subject to the condition that the applicant 3 shall report to the concerned police station on first Saturday of every month between 6 and 7 pm till conclusion of the trial. 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. Application is disposed of. (D. B. Bhosale, J.)