1 vks IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE CRIMINAL JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.258 OF 2010 IN APPEAL NO.1342 OF 2008 Narayan Ramchandra Shinde .. Appellant -versus The State of Maharashtra .. Respondents. Mrs. Anjali Patil, for the applicant. Mrs. P.P. Bhosale, APP for the State. CORAM: V. M. KANADE, J. DATED: 23rd March, 2010 P.C. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant. The applicant himself is convicted by the Session Court for the offence punishable under section 398, 427 r/w 34 of the IPC read with section 25 of Bombay Arms Act and sentenced to suffer RI for 7 years. The applicant is behind the bars since last 4 and half years. He was arrested on 26.9.2005. The applicant has, thus, undergone 2/3rd sentence. Appeal is not likely to come up for hearing in near future, on this ground the applicant deserve to be released on bail. 2. Learned APP submits that there are four pending cases 2 against the applicant which are registered at Thane, Vasai and Virar police station. This being the position, certain conditions can be imposed on the present applicant. 3. The applicant be released on bail on executing PR Bond in the sum of Rs.5,000/- with one or two sureties of the like amount. He shall, however, not enter the City of Thane, Vasai and Virar. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant hails from Kolhapur, he shall, therefore, report to Shahuwadi Police station once in a month. ( V.M. KANADE, J.)