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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 4465 OF 2009

Siddharam Satlingappa Mhetre ........Applicant

versus

The State of Maharashtra ........Respondent.

Mr. V.R. Manohar Sr. counsel a/w Mr. A.P. Mundargi Sr. counsel

i/b Naveen Chomal & Sandesh More adv. for the Applicant.

Mr. Mahesh R. Jethmalani Sr. counsel a/w. Mr. Prakash Naik, Edith

Amendes Dey i/b. Mr. Priyal Sarda adv. for the original

complainant.

Mr. Y.M. Nakhwa APP Respondent- State.

CORAM: A. P. DESHPANDE, J.

DATED : 06th October, 2009.

P.C.:

1.

This is an application moved under section 438

of Cr.P.C. Seeking anticipatory bail in Crime No. 84/09

registered at Akkalkot south police station for offences

punishable under sections 109, 143, 148, 188, 302, 307,

326 of IPC and under section 135 of B.P.Act and under

section 125(1) (3) of Arms Act.

2.

The present applicant is a Minister of State for

Rural Development having been elected as a member of

the Legislative Assembly on the ticket of Congress-I, a

National Political Party. The applicant has won the

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