1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE SIDE Criminal Application no. 1347 of 2006 in Criminal Appeal no. 1273 of 2006 Amol Bhimrao Bodhale ....Appellant v/s. The State of Maharashtra ....Respondents Mr. J.D. Mane for the Applicant Mr. D.P.Adsule, APP for the Respondents Coram:- J.H. BHATIA, J 18th April, 2007. P.C. Heard Mr. J.D. Mane, learned counsel for the applicant and Mr. Adsule Learned APP. 2. The applicant was convicted for the offence punishable under section 326 read with section 511 of IPC and was sentenced to undergo simple imprisonment for 3 and half years and to pay fine of Rs. 500/-. He was also convicted for the offence punishable under section 3(1)(xi) of Scheduled Caste Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities)Act and was sentenced to undergo simple imprisonment for 6 months and to pay of Rs. 2 500/-. He has preferred appeal challenging the conviction and sentence. Appeal is admitted. By this application he seeks to be released on bail pending final hearing and disposal of the application. 3. The applicant is in custody since 10-6-2005. Thus he has already undergone more than half of the sentence. Taking into consideration the short sentence and huge pendency of the criminal appeals I find that bail may be granted to the present applicant. 4. The applicant be released on his executing PR bond of Rs. 15,000/- with one surety of like amount with condition that he shall deposit the fine amount and shall receive the bail. (J.H. Bhatia, J)