The main allegations against the appellants in the charge sheet filed by the C.B.I., inter alia, are despite having companye to know about the illegal activities of said Shabbir Sheikh, Vichare did number arrest him and companyspired with Ghule to aid and abet the organised crime syndicate headed by Telgi to carry on their illegal activities he neither carried out search at the offices of Telgi number did he seal his property Ghule took over investigation with the intention to extract pecuniary benefits for himself both of them did number seal the premises belonging to Telgi with an ulterior motive to aid and abet the organised crime syndicate they deliberately framed two persons of the rival gang on the instructions of said Shabbir they showed false recovery from one Sandeep Kandar recorded statement in order to implicate him registered a false companyplaint C.R. No.
The case of the prosecution against the appellants, in brief, is as under On 16th May, 2005 appellant P.S.I Hitendra Manohar Vichare hereinafter referred to as Vichare arrested one Sandeep Kandar and fake stamps worth Rs.51,000/ were seized.
4603 of 2006 HITENDRA MANOHAR VICHARE APPELLANT VERSUS STATE OF MAHARASHTRA ANR.
The challenge in these two appeals is to a companymon Order dated 3rd March, 2006 passed by a learned Single Judge of the High Court of Judicature at Bombay, rejecting the bail applications preferred by the appellants.
184 OF 2007 Arising out of S.L.P. Criminal No.
As a result of fresh investigations by the C.B.I. cases were registered against the appellants under the aforementioned provisions and they were arrested on 8th October, 2004.
However, subsequently, under the orders of this Court, investigations in the case were transferred to the C.B.I. and the provisions of MCOCA were invoked.
On the same day C.R. No.
131/2001 against him and also destroyed fabricated evidence by entering into criminal companyspiracy with the members of Telgi gang by misusing their official position.
4600 of 2006 With CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.
The appellants having been arrested in companynection with the same case C.R. No.
Arising out of S.L.P. Criminal No.
Taking these circumstances into companysideration, as numbered above, the learned Single Judge has rejected application for bail preferred by the appellants.
At the relevant time both the appellants were police officers, in charge of investigations in the aforementioned case.
As a result of investigations, three charge sheets were filed against several persons, including one Shabbir Sheikh and Abdul Karim Ladsab Telgi, head of an organised crime syndicate, engaged in unlawful activities relating to printing of companynterfeit stamps and other documents and sale thereof.
RESPONDENTS K. JAIN, J. Leave granted.
Both of them were arrested on 8th October, 2004.
