1 lgc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 5218 OF 2009 Md Kasim Md.Thair Sheikh @ Azim Patel ` : Applicant versus The State of Maharashtra : Respondent. Mr.Diwakar R Singh for the Applicant Mr. J P Kharge, APP, for the Respondents. CORAM : V. M. KANADE, J. DATE : 8th December 2009 P.C. 1. Heard the learned counsel for the Applicant and the learned APP for the State. 2. The Applicant/Accused has been arrested in connection with the offence punishable under Sections 380, 465, 467, 468, 471, 420 read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code. The Prosecution case is that one Mr. Rahul Chgandan Jashnani who was carrying on business of selling sarees on retail basis has lodged a complaint that a cheque of Rs.25,00,000/- was deposited in the account of M/s.Gaurav Trading Company and the said amount has been transferred from the account of the complainant to 2 the account of M/s.Gaurav Trading Company and again on the said date the proprietor of the said firm M/s.Gaurav Trading Company withdrew an amount of Rs.9,90,000/-. After he took inspection of the original cheque of Rs.25,00,000/- which was deposited in the ICICI Bank, Lamington Road Branch, he realised that his signature was forged and therefore the present complaint has been lodged. 3. So far as the present Applicant is concerned, the only allegation against him is that he had received a cheque of Rs.2,00,000/- from the said firm M/s.Gaurav Trading Company and after he deposited the said cheque in his own account, the said cheque was honoured by the Bank. 4. The learned APP for the State was not in a position to point out in what manner the present Applicant is involved in the transfer of amount of Rs.25,00,000/- by cheque in the account of M/s.Gaurav Trading Company. The Applicant, therefore, deserves to be released on bail. Hence the following order :- :ORDER: The Applicant/Accused Md.Kashim Md. Tahir Sheikh @ Azim Patel 3 be released on Bail in C.R.No.380 of 2009 registered with Powai Police Station in the sum of Rs.5,000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount. Initially the Applicant shall furnish cash bail and thereafter he shall furnish sureties as directed by this Court within two weeks thereafter. The Applicant shall report to the concerned Police Station once in a month. The Criminal Application is accordingly disposed of. [V M KANADE, J]