JUDGMENT - A.B. PALKAR, J.:---This is an application for grant of anticipatory bail. It arises out of a case having peculiar facts and circumstances. Applicant Ram Deo Tyagi, is a retired I.P.S. Officer of 1964 batch, having two medals to his credit during his service and was once Police Commissioner of Bombay and has retired.

2. The case arises out of 1992-93 communal riots in Bombay. It is well-known that after the communal riots in Bombay, a one man commission or enquiry (Justice Srikrishna), was appointed on 25-1-1993 and the report of the commission was submitted on 16-2-1998. In September 2000 the Government set up a Special Task Force for making enquiry and finding out whether any offences, illegalities, irregularities, or other objectionable acts have taken place. The Task Force after examining the records of commission made certain enquiries and found that in one such incident dated 5-1-1993, nine persons died and one was seriously injured by police in firing at Suleman Bakery. The evidence and documents were further examined and thereafter first information report regarding that incident was lodged by Mirza Azmatuallan Balg, Inspector of Police, Special Task Force, C.I.D.

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