1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.5457 OF 2004 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.692 OF 2000 1. Suresh Laxman Bhale & ors. Applicants vs. The State of Maharashtra Respondents None for the applicants. Mrs. U.V.Kejariwal, APP for the State. CORAM : R. M. LODHA & R. S. MOHITE,JJ. DATED : 3rd February 2005 P.C. None appears for the applicants. 2. The applicants are original accused nos. 2 to 4. 3. Vide judgment dated 7th September 2004 this Court set aside the conviction of these applicants. The conviction having been set aside, we are satisfied that fine deposited by the accused-applicants pursuant to the judgement and conviction dated 15th September 2000 by the Additional Sessions Judge, Pune deserves to be refunded. 4. We, accordingly, direct the concerned trial Court to 2 refund the amount of fine deposited by each of the accused-applicants pursuant to the judgment and conviction dated 15th September 2000. Order accordingly. 5. Criminal application stands disposed of. (R.M. (R.M. (R.M. LODHA,J.) LODHA,J.) LODHA,J.) (R.S. (R.S. (R.S. MOHITE,J.) MOHITE,J.) MOHITE,J.)