-: 1 :- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 358 OF 2009 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 358 OF 2009 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 358 OF 2009 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 125 OF 2005 Sachin Sadanand Panhalkar .. Applicant. (Org.Accused) V/s. The State of Maharashtra .. Respondent. --- Mr.Anand Patil i/by Shekhar A. Ingawale for the Applicant. Mr.Y.M.Nakhawa, APP for the State. --- CORAM : R. V. MORE, J. CORAM : R. V. MORE, J. CORAM : R. V. MORE, J. DATED : 03rd APRIL, 2009 DATED : 03rd APRIL, 2009 DATED : 03rd APRIL, 2009 P.C. : P.C. : P.C. : 1. Heard learned counsel appearing for the respective parties. 2. This application is taken out by the applicant for relaxation of condition to report Gadhinglaj Police Station once in fortnight imposed while enlarging him on bail by order dated 03.03.2006. 3. The applicant is convicted for the offence punishable under section 307 of the IPC and sentenced to suffer R.I. for five years. During the trial, the applicant was not on -: 2 :- bail. However, in a criminal application no. 224 of 2006 filed in criminal appeal no. 125 of 2005, the applicant was released on bail subject to the condition mentioned above. 4. It is not disputed that the applicant from the date of his release on bail is attending the concerned police station regularly and no untoward incident is recorded against the him. The statement of the applicant that he is serving in Aparna Enterprises at Pune, as Marketing Executive is also not disputed by the learned APP. 5. Taking overall view of the matter, the condition imposed on the applicant to report Gadhinglaj Police Station once in fortnight deserves to be relaxed. I therefore, dispose of this application by passing following order : ORDER ORDER ORDER i. The condition imposed on the applicant while enlarging him on bail, namely, to report Ghadinglaj Police Station once in fortnight on every 1st and 3rd Mondays is, hereby relaxed. However, the applicant shall report to the concerned police station as and when necessary. -: 3 :- ii. The rest of the order dated 3.3.2006 is not disturbed. iii. The applicant shall remain present at the time of final hearing of the appeal. (R.V.MORE,J.)