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. 1605 of 2008 CRIMINAL APPLICATION No. 1605 of 2008 CRIMINAL APPLICATION No. 1605 of 2008 Tulsidas K. Nair ..Applicant. Vs. The State of Maharashtra ..Respondent. Mr A. Majeed Menon, Advocate for the Applicant. Mrs P.P. Shinde, A.P.P. for the State/Respondent. CORAM : V.C. DAGA, J. CORAM : V.C. DAGA, J. CORAM : V.C. DAGA, J. DATED : 22.08.2008. DATED : 22.08.2008. DATED : 22.08.2008. P.C.:- P.C.:- P.C.:- 1. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the applicants-accused and the learned A.P.P. for the respondent-State. 2. Perused application and the material available on record. 3. The applicant-accused is seeking anticipatory bail in connection with C.R. No. 256 of 2008 under Sections 465, 467,468,471,472, 420 of the Indian Penal Code registered with ( 2 ) Versova, Police Station. 4. Pursuant to the order of this Court, the applicant has been appearing before the Investigating Officer of the concerned police station and has co-operated in the matter of investigation. The learned A.P.P. does not dispute this factual position. The learned A.P.P. submits that the applicant can be enlarged on anticipatory bail. She further submits that the charge sheet would be filed within two to three weeks. Statement made in this behalf is taken on record. 5. In the result, the applicant-accused, in the event of his arrest, be released on bail on his executing P.R. bond of Rs.25,000/- with one surety in the like amount on the following terms and conditions. (a) The applicant shall attend concerned Police Station once in a week till filing of the charge sheet. (b) The applicant shall not, directly ( 3 ) indirectly, make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer; (c)The applicant shall not pressurise witnesses and that he shall co-operate with the Investigating agency, if required. 6. This order of anticipatory bail shall remain in force till the filing of the charge sheet. It would be open for the applicant to apply for regular bail before the regular Court. 7. Any observation made in this order shall not be construed as any finding or any expression of opinion on the merits of the case at the time of trial. 8. It is needless to mention that breach of any of the conditions by the applicant shall result in cancellation of bail. ( 4 ) 9. The application is allowed in the above terms. JUDGE. JUDGE. JUDGE.