1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.462 OF 2010 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.343 OF 2010 Arjun @ Navajali Murasali Shaikh .... Applicant. V/s The State of Maharashtra ..... Respondent. Mr. Shreekant V. Gavand for the applicant. Mrs. P.P. Bhosale, APP for the State. CORAM: V. M. KANADE, J. DATE : 6th July, 2010 P.C.:- 1. Heard the learned Counsel for the applicant and the learned APP for the State. 2. Applicant has been convicted for an offence punishable under sections 489-B, 489-C, 420 read with section 34 of the Indian Penal Code and is sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment for 5 years and 3 years respectively, apart from the fine of Rs 5000/- which has been imposed and in default of payment of fine he has been sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment for one more year on each count. 2 3 Prosecution case is that the applicant had tried to pass off one currency note as genuine. Applicant is in jail from 04/02/2008 and has undergone almost 50% of the sentence if the period of remission is taken into consideration. Since the applicant has undergone 50% of the sentence, in my view, he deserves to be released on bail. 4. Applicant be released on bail on execution of P.R. Bond of Rs 5000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount. He shall report to the concerned Police Station once in a month. 5. Application is disposed of. (V.M. KANADE, J.) 3