IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY VP H CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 1095 OF 2008 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 47 OF 2008 Abdul Kadar Mohamad Hanif Batki ... Applicant Vs The State of Maharashtra ... Respondent Mr. Niranjan Mundargi, for the Applicant. Mr. V. B. Konde-Deshmukh, APP for the State. CORAM : BILAL NAZKI, AND F. M. REIS, JJ. DATED: MARCH 26, 2009. P.C.: ---- . This is a bail application of accused who has been convicted under Section 489(B) read with section 120-B of I.P.C. There were 19 accused. Five of them have been convicted. Four of them were sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment for a period of ten years. While the 5th accused i.e the present applicant was sentenced to life imprisonment. The applicant was in custody during the course of trial. It is submitted that he has already undergone imprisonment of nine years. Out of five, four accused have been admitted to bail by different orders of this Court. 2. As the trial of the appeal is going to take - 2 - much time, co-accused have already been released on bail and the applicant has already undergone major portion of the sentence. Therefore, we feel it appropriate to order bail of the applicant, subject to the applicant furnishing P.R. bond in the sum of Rs.50,000/- with two sureties in the like amount, subject to satisfaction of the trial Court. The applicant shall also attend the Oshiwara Police Station every week on each Saturday between 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. The applicant shall also remain present in the Court whenever the appeal is listed for hearing. . Application is accordingly disposed of. Sd/- Sd/- [ F. M. REIS, J.] [ BILAL NAZKI, J.]