IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL CRIMINAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION No.2679 OF 2007 APPLICATION No.2679 OF 2007 APPLICATION No.2679 OF 2007 Pandurang Dnyandeo Sagavkar ..Applicant. Vs. The State of Maharashtra ..Respondent. Mr Avinash Fatangare i/b Hemant G Wakshe, Advocate for the applicant. Mr K. V. Saste, APP for the respondent. CORAM: CORAM: CORAM: V.C. DAGA,J. V.C. DAGA,J. V.C. DAGA,J. DATED: DATED: DATED: 4.10.2007. 4.10.2007. 4.10.2007. P.C. C. C. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant and the learned APP for the State. 2. Perused the application and the material available on record. 3. The applicant-original accused in C.R.No. 66 of 2007, registered with Tasgaon Police Station, District Sangli for the offence under Sections 406, 468, 420, 465, 467, read with Section 34 of the I.P.C., is seeking anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Cr.P.C. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the applicant submits that during the period in which alleged incident took place, the applicant was not the Chairman of the "Mahalaxmi Nagari Co-op Path Sanstha". [ 2 ] He further submits that the applicant has been wrongly implicated as accused. Apart from this, the applicant would be willing to co-operate with the Investigating agency and will abide by the terms and conditions which may be imposed while granting anticipatory bail. 5. Per contra, learned A.P.P. appearing for the State submits that if the applicant gives his specimen signatures and/or thumb impressions, then in that event, the prosecution will not insist for the custody of the applicant. 6. While re-acting to the above submission, learned counsel for the applicant had undertaken to give his specimen signatures and/or thumb impressions, as the case may be, before the Investigation Officer. The statement made and undertaking given is taken on record. 7. In the above view of the matter, the applicant is entitled for anticipatory bail on following terms and conditions. a] The applicant,Pandurang Dnyandeo Sagavkar, in the event of arrest in C.R.No. 66 of 2007, registered with Tasgaon Police Station, District Sangli for the offence under Sections 406, 468, 420, 465, 467, read with Section 34 [ 3 ] of the I.P.C., shall be enlarged on bail subject to furnishing a personal bond of Rs. 50,000/- with one local surety in the like amount. b] The applicant shall report to the above Police Station as and when called by the I.O. c] The applicant shall not, directly or indirectly, make any inducement or threat to any prosecution witnesses and shall not, in any manner, tamper with the prosecution evidence. d] The applicant shall co-operate with the Investigating Officer in investigation. e] 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. The applicant is put on notice that on a report by the State in violating any of the conditions by him, mentioned herein, shall result in cancellation of this bail order. 9. This order of anticipatory bail shall remain [ 4 ] 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. 10. Application is disposed of in above terms. (V.C.DAGA,J) (V.C.DAGA,J) (V.C.DAGA,J)