:1: IN IN IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 2259 OF 2006 Jitendra Kisan Raut and ors. ..Applicants. Vs. The State of Maharashtra. ..Respondents. Mr. S.V.Kotwal for the Applicant. Mr. Gajare, APP. for the State. CORAM : R.S. MOHITE,J. DATED : 19/6/2006. P.C. P.C. P.C. 1. This is an application for grant of anticipatory bail. The applicants are apprehending arrest in connection with C.R.No.I-100/2006 registered by Virar Police Station on 5.5.2006 for offences punishable under Section-143, 147,427, 436 read with 149 of the I.P.C. On perusal of the F.I.R., it is clear that the offence pertains to the torching of a balloon factory run by one Harilal Darji father of Hiren. Tarannum Mansur is the niece of the Sarpanch of the Village Boling and she had performed marriage with Mr. Hiren. The said Sarpanch along with one Corporator Sharad Jadhav had said to have instigated the persons over this incident and about 100 to 150 persons are said to have torched the factory. The present applicants are not specifically named in the F.I.R. A.P.P. states that their names are not specifically mentioned by any witness as being persons :2: amongst the 100 to 150 persons which comprised mob in that night. I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the applicants. In the circumstances, it is directed that in the event of arrest, the applicants may be released on bail in the sum of Rs.5000/- each with one surety in the like amount subject to the condition that they should report to Investigating Officer as and when called by the Investigating Officer in writing. Application is disposed of. (R. S. MOHITE, J.)