1 mpt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION No. 15 of 2010 Mrs.Haimavathy Vijayan ... Applicant versus The State of Maharashtra ... Respondent ... Mr. A.P.Mundargi Sr. Advocate with Mr.S.R.Mithare for applicant Mr S.A.Shaikh APP for the State. CORAM : D.G. KARNIK, J. DATED : 11th January 2010 P.C. 1. Heard. 2. The applicant seeks bail in connection with C.R.No.193 of 2009 registered with Taloja police station alleging offence u/s.408, 420, 467, 468, 471 r/w section 34 of the IPC. 3. The prosecution case is that the applicant was working in a company known as Asahi India Glass Ltd. (for short “the Company”) as a Section Manager (Exports). One Behram Gandhy was the head of the Department. The applicant was to report to Mr.Behram Gandhi regarding quotations received from the shipping companies. On a 2 complaint received from two companies that though their quotations were lower, work was awarded to other shipping companies, internal investigation was carried out by the company in which it was discovered that applicant had changed the quotations in the computer system and had made certain changes in the e-mail also. The company therefore lodged FIR and the applicant was arrested on 14th December 2009. The applicant was granted police custody for 7 days and thereafter is in judicial custody. 4. In my view, sufficient time was available with the police for carrying out the investigation. In any event, the allegations are of alleged forgery which must have been left a footprint in documents or in the computer system. The custody of the applicant would not be needed either for Custodial Interrogation or otherwise. 5. The applicant is an elderly woman and a widow. In the facts and circumstances of the case, applicant can be granted conditional bail. 6. The applicant may be released on bail on personal bond of Rs. 15,000/- with one surety of the like amount or cash surety in lieu thereof subject to a condition that applicant shall not tamper with the prosecution evidence. (D.G. KARNIK,J.)