5-ba-5145-2024.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL BAIL APPLICATION NO. 5145 OF 2024 Narayanlal Shankarlal Joshi ...Applicant VERSUS The State of Maharashtra ...Respondent …. Mr. Shreyash Sudhir Butala, Advocate for the Applicant. Mr. T. G. Khan, A.P.P. for the Respondent – State. …. CORAM : N. R. BORKAR, J. DATE : 28.04.2025. P.C. : 1. This is an application for regular bail. 2. The applicant came to be arrested in Crime No. 199 of 2024 registered at Khed Police Station, Dist- Ratnagiri for the offences punishable under Sections 419 & 420 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Sections 66(C) & 66(D) of the Information Technology Act, 2000. 3. The allegations against the applicant and other co- accused are of defrauding the complainant to the tune of Rs.24,85,000/-. 4. I have heard the learned counsel for the applicant and the learned APP for the respondent/State. Pramod S.Lakare 1 of 3 5-ba-5145-2024.doc 5. The learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant has nothing to do with the alleged crime. It is submitted that the bank account of the present applicant was misused for defrauding the complainant by the other co-accused. It is submitted that the applicant is in jail for ten months and the offences are triable by the Magistrate. It is submitted that there are no other criminal antecedents. 6. On the other hand, the learned APP for the Respondent/State submits that out of defrauded amount of Rs.24,85,000/-, the amount of Rs.10,00,000/- was transferred to the account of the present applicant. It is submitted that the involvement of the applicant in crime in question is, thus, apparent. It is submitted that considering the nature of crime the applicant may not be released on bail. 7. The offences are triable by the Magistrate. The applicant is in jail for ten months and there are no other criminal antecedents. Considering the said facts, I am inclined to release the applicant on bail. In the result, the following order is passed: O R D E R A] The Application is allowed. B] The applicant be released on bail in Crime No. 199 of 2024 registered at Khed Police Station, Dist- Ratnagiri for the offences punishable under Sections 419 & 420 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Pramod S.Lakare 2 of 3 5-ba-5145-2024.doc Sections 66(C) & 66(D) of the Information Technology Act, 2000, on furnishing P.R Bond in the sum of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with one or two sureties in the like amount. 8. Application stands disposed of accordingly. (N. R. BORKAR, J.) Pramod S.Lakare 3 of 3