bsb IN IN IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL CRIMINAL CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 76 OF 2007 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1197 OF 2005 Pramod Prabhakar Zapadekar ... Applicant V/s The State of Maharashtra ... Respondent Mr. Rakesh Bhatkar for the applicant. Mr. P.A. Pol, A.P.P. for the respondent State. CORAM: CORAM: CORAM: D. G. DESHPANDE & D. G. DESHPANDE & D. G. DESHPANDE & SMT. SMT. SMT. NISHITA MHATRE, JJ. NISHITA MHATRE, JJ. NISHITA MHATRE, JJ. DATED: DATED: DATED: 10TH APRIL, 2007. 10TH APRIL, 2007. 10TH APRIL, 2007. P.C. P.C. P.C.: 1. This is an application for bail by the original accused No.7. The appeal was filed against the conviction of accused Nos. 5, 6 & 7. All of them applied for bail. The bail application of the applicant accused was rejected on the ground that there were criminal antecedents against him. Yesterday one of the matters came before us of accused No.5. His contention was that all the three criminal cases which were shown pending against him ended in acquittal and, therefore, the bail was granted to him. This fact was supported by 2 the learned A.P.P. after instructions. 3. Today, the advocate for the applicant accused states that there were two cases shown pending against him have also ended in acquittal. The learned A.P.P. on instructions, confirmed this fact and, as such, this accused is also entitled for bail. 4. The applicant accused be released on P.R. Bond of Rs.30,000/- with one or two solvent sureties to cover that amount. 5. Application disposed of. (D.G. DESHPANDE, J.) (SMT. NISHITA MHATRE, J.)