: 1 : IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.3421 OF 2008 Viraj Dnyaneshwar Magar. .. Applicant Vs. State of Maharashtra & Anr. .. Respondents -- Shri M.S. Mohite for the Applicant. Shri Y.S. Shinde, APP for the Respondents. -- CORAM : D.B. BHOSALE, J DATE : 17TH OCTOBER, 2008 P.C. 1. Heard Shri Mohite, the learned Counsel for the Applicant and Shri Shinde, the learned APP for the State. 2. The Applicant has prayed for bail in C.R. No.40 of 2008 of Velapur Police Station, District – Solapur. The said crime has been registered against the Applicant and two others for having allegedly committed an offence punishable under Section 379 of Indian Penal Code, Section 26(F) of Indian Forest Act and Section 4 of Maharashtra Tree Felling Act. It is on the allegation that on 3rd June, 2008, the police found the Applicant and two other persons loading a bag in the jeep. When they saw the police, all the three accused ran away. The present Applicant came to be arrested on : 1 : 26th August, 2008 in connection with the aforesaid crime. In the said bag, pieces of sandalwood were found which, according to the prosecution, is the forest property. The maximum punishment under the provisions of Section 379 of IPC is three years, whereas under Section 26(F) of Indian Forest Act the punishment is for three months and under Section 4 of Maharashtra Tree Felling Act the punishment is for six months. Keeping that in view and considering the overall facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to pass this application. Hence the following order. The Applicant be enlarged on bail in the sum of Rs.35,000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount, subject to condition that he shall report to the concerned police station on every alternate Saturday between 10.00 a.m. And 11.00 a.m. till conclusion of the trial. The Application stands disposed of. D.B. BHOSALE, J