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. 255 OF 2008 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 255 OF 2008 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 255 OF 2008 IN CRIMINL APPEAL NO. 54 OF 2008 Tikedhari Arvindlala Chaudhary .... Applicant versus The State of Maharashtra...... Respondent. Shri B.M.Shaikh i/b R.R.Vartik for the applicant. Mr. Y.S.Shinde APP for State. CORAM; A.P. DESHPANDE, J. CORAM; A.P. DESHPANDE, J. CORAM; A.P. DESHPANDE, J. DATED; 17TH MARCH, 2008 DATED; 17TH MARCH, 2008 DATED; 17TH MARCH, 2008 P.C.; P.C.; P.C.; 1. The present application is moved by the applicant who has been convicted for an offence punishable under section 398 of IPC and sentenced to suffer R.I.for seven years. The main ground on which the bail is ght is that the applicant is suffering from aids and has been diagonised as HIV positive. Shri D.H.Kharat the jailor from Central Prison, Kolhapur is present in the court and on his instructions the learned APP informs that the accused is suffering from HIV positive and needs medical help. It is also informed that presently the applicant has been hospitalised in CITI hospital at Kolhapur in ICU. The brother of the applicant/accused intends to treat the applicat at Mumbai and for that purpose, a prayer is made for release of the applicant so as to enable proper treatment. In the above facts situation, I direct that the applicant be released on bail on executing PR bond in the sum of Rs.25,000/- and cash surety in the sum of Rs.5000/- to be deposited in the Sessions Court. The applicant’s brother by name Mullaprasad Chaudhary who is present in the court undertakes to inform the whereabouts and health condition of the applicant to the officer-in-charge at Kurla Railway Police Station once a fortnight. The applicant shall not leave Mumbai during the period of bail. The bail has been granted for a period of three months. On expiry of the period, the applicant shall surrender. Application is accordingly disposed of. ....