-1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.3878 OF 2005 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 783 OF 2000 Nasir Dawood Ibrahim Shaikh @ Salil ..Applicant Vs. Narcotics Control Bureau & Anr. ...Respondents ... Mr.Yogesh Israni i/b Pradip Hingorani Advocate for Applicant Mr.S.N.Salvi for Respondent no.1. Ms.S.V.Gajare A.P.P. for the State ... CORAM: SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J. CORAM: SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J. CORAM: SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J. DATE : JUNE 24,2005 DATE : JUNE 24,2005 DATE : JUNE 24,2005 P.C. P.C. P.C. 1. Heard the learned advocate for the applicant, learned advocate for the respondent-NCB and the learned A.P.P. for the State. 2. The applicant is seeking temporary bail to visit his ailing father. The applicant has been -2- convicted under N.D.P.S.Act and sentenced to R.I. for ten years. Looking to the evidence on record, I do not think that this is a fit case to grant temporary bail to the applicant. However, I am inclined to allow the applicant to meet his father under the police escort. At present, the applicant is at Yeravada jail. 3. The applicant to be taken at the earliest under police escort in order to meet his father who is residing at Mumbai. The applicant shall be permitted to reside with his father for a period of three days. Obviously, the escort shall accompany the applicant during the said period. The expenses of the escort to be borne by the applicant. The escort shall be in plain clothes. 4. Application is disposed of. 5. Authenticated copy be issued to the parties. [V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J.]