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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

CRIMINAL BAIL APPLICATION NO. 2953 OF 2021

BALIRAM SHIVAJI GHANTE

….APPLICANT

V/s.

THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

…..RESPONDENT

Mr. Yashwardhan Tiwari advocate for the applicant

Smt. J. S. Lohokare APP for the State

CORAM :

NITIN W. SAMBRE, J.

DATE:

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021.

P.C.:

1]

Applicant is seeking bail in C.R. No. 45/2021 registered with

Shil Daighar Police Station for offence punishable under Sections

420, 467, 468 471 r/w 34 of the Indian Penal Code and under

Sections 65 (c) & (d) of Information Technology Act, 2000 and under

sections 4 & 5 of Gambling Act.

2]

According to learned counsel for the applicant, necessary

ingredients of Sections 420, 467, 468, 471 cannot be inferred as

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IRESH

SIDDHARAM

MASHAL

Digitally signed by

IRESH

SIDDHARAM

MASHAL

Date: 2021.09.29

17:56:00 +0530

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neither forgery is established nor there is material to infer hacking by

the present applicant. He further claims that act of cheating and

gambling cannot go along at the same time as the provisions operate

in opposite arena. It is also claimed by the learned counsel fo