1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELALTE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 31 OF 2009 IN CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.3775 OF 2008 Arvind Vasant Lokhande ...... Applicant. V/s The State of Maharashtra ....... Respondent. ------ Mr. S.C. Kanojia for the applicant. Mr. S.R. Shinde, APP for the State. ------ CORAM: V.M. KANADE, J. DATE : 2nd February, 2009 P.C.: 1. Heard the learned Counsel for the applicant and the learned APP for the State. 2. This is an application for modification of the condition imposed by this Court while granting bail to the applicant. It is submitted that the applicant was granted bail by this Court by order dated 3/12/2008 and he was asked to give bail in the sum of Rs 35,000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount. Counsel for the applicant submitted that in spite of best efforts taken by the applicant, he could not furnish the bail in the sum of Rs 35,000/-. It is submitted that, therefore, the said amount may be reduced. 3. It has been held by the Apex Court in catena of cases that if the Court is satisfied that the applicant deserves to be released on bail 2 then suitable conditions may be imposed and the amount of bail should be such that the applicant should be in a position to furnish the bail for the said amount. Since the applicant has expressed his inability to furnish the bail in the sum of Rs 35,000/-, the said amount is reduced to Rs 10,000/- with one or two local sureties in the like amount. The said order dated 3/12/2008 is modified accordingly. 4. Application is disposed of. (V.M. KANADE, J.)