1 ABA 211-2011 Anand IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.211 OF 2011 Chandrakant Dagadu Bharmal ..Applicant V/s. The State of Maharashtra ..Respondent Mr.S.K.Shinde, Advocate, for the Applicant Mrs.P.P.Shinde, APP, for the Respondent - State CORAM : R.C.CHAVAN, J. DATE : 5TH APRIL, 2011 P.C. . This is an application for anticipatory bail by a project officer in Integrated Tribal Development Project Office at Rajpur, Akola, Ahmednagar, who apprehends arrest in connection with C.R.No.716 of 2010 for the offence punishable under Sections 420, 409 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code registered with Sarkarwada Police Station, Nashik where he is supposed to have bungled a sum of Rs.16,04,756/-. The learned Counsel for the applicant submits that the 2 ABA 211-2011 applicant has not committed any such misappropriation. In fact, he has secured a Bank Guarantee before alloting the work. Yet the applicant is ready and willing to deposit a sum of Rs.16,04,756/- without prejudice to his rights in three instalments. First instalment of Rs.8,00,000/- would be deposited within a period of two weeks and the balance into two equal instalments with a gap of three weeks each. 2. In view of this, applicant's being in custody for the purpose of investigation may not be necessary. In the event of arrest, applicant be released on bail on his furnishing P.R.Bond of Rs.25,000/- with one or more solvent sureties in the aggregate sum of Rs.25,000/- on the following conditions. (i) The applicant shall report at the Sarkarwada Police Station, Nashik for interrogation on 8th April, 2011 at 10.00 a.m. and thereafter, as and when required by the investigating officer. (ii) The applicant shall deposit a sum of Rs.8,00,000/- with the Trial Court within a 3 ABA 211-2011 period of two weeks and the balance in two equal installments with a gap of three weeks each thereafter, failure to deposit the amount in three instalments as scheduled, the Order shall stand revoked without further reference to the Court. (iii) The applicant shall not, directly or 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. (iv) The applicant shall not leave India without the previous permission of the Court. 3. Criminal Application is disposed of. . The order will remain in force till the trial is over with the only stipulation that if charge sheeted the applicant may furnish fresh bonds before the trial Court in view of the Judgment of the Supreme Court dated 2nd December, 2010 delivered in Special Leave Petition (Cri.) No.7615 of 2009 (Siddharam Satlingappa Mhetre vs State of Maharashtra And Ors.). (R.C.CHAVAN, J.) 4 ABA 211-2011