The Bombay High Court recently directed 16 anticipatory bail applicants booked for ‘forgery’ in an educational institution to pay Rs 5,000 each to the Maharashtra Police Welfare Fund (MPWF), as it sought time to take directions. did not appreciate the practice followed by his advocates. Answer court questions.
The HC was on Tuesday hearing pre-arrest bail pleas of 16 accused in connection with a case registered in Pune for ‘forgery of the sanction of their appointment in an educational institution’. The applicants argued that they were working as teachers since 2007 and their approval was given by an education officer.
On 22 January, a sessions court rejected his anticipatory bail plea and prompted him to approach the High Court.
Since January, the High Court had repeatedly granted interim protection to applicants pending hearing of their petitions. On 13 September, when his petition came up for hearing before a single-judge bench of Justice Ajay S Gadkari, the advocates argued for a ‘substantial period’ and on certain questions raised by the bench, they sought directions from the client. asked for more time. .
Justice Gadkari said that the court “does not appreciate the practice adopted by the counsel/advocates concerned. However, on the “enormous request” by the advocates of the applicant(s) and in the interest of justice, the bench posted further hearing on October 6. Of.
The court said it would hear the petitions on the next date “subject to the condition that the applicants pay Rs 5,000 for each anticipatory bail application to the ‘Maharashtra Police Welfare Fund’.”
The judge said that the petitioners have to deposit the amount in the CPWF bank account on or before September 21.
The court also clarified that the period for depositing the amount shall not be extended on ‘any count’, and if the applicants fail to deposit the same, the petitions “will be dismissed without reference to the High Court”.
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