1 abs FARAD CONTINUATION IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 617 OF 2010 Shaukat Hasan Chincholikar .. Applicant V/s The State of Maharashtra .. Respondent ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Court's or Judge's Orders Coram, appearances, Court's Orders or directions and Registrar's Orders Mr. Prashant Naik for the applicant. Ms. M.H. Mhatre, A.P.P. for the State. CORAM : D.G. KARNIK, J. DATE : 15TH FEBRUARY 2010 P.C. : 1. Heard. 2. By this application, the applicant seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with C.R. No. I-275 of 2009 registered at Virar Police Station, District Thane for an alleged offence punishable under sections 420, 464, 465, 466, 471 read with 34 of the I.P.C. 2 3. The other co-accused have been granted pre-arrest bail by an order dated 11th February 2010 passed by this Court in Criminal Application No.579 of 2010. Learned A.P.P. does not dispute that the case of the present applicant is similar to the case of the applicants in Criminal Application No.579 of 2010, save and except that the applicant is a stamp vendor from whom the stamp papers were purchased by the other accused. Prima facie, the applicant has not committed any offence by merely vending the stamp papers for which he had the appropriate licence. Hence, the applicant is entitled to pre-arrest bail. I therefore pass the following order:- ORDER In the event the applicant is arrested in connection with C.R. No.I-275 of 2009 registered at Virar Police Station, District Thane, he shall be released on bail on his executing a 3 personal bond of Rs.5,000/- with one surety of the like amount. (D.G. KARNIK, J.)