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.3679 OF 2007. Sanjay Ganpati Jadhav .. Applicant. Vs. The State of Maharashtra ..Respondent. Mr R. V. Bansode, Advocate for the Applicant. Mr J. P. Yagnik, A.P.P. for the State. CORAM : V.C. DAGA, J. CORAM : V.C. DAGA, J. CORAM : V.C. DAGA, J. DATED : 21st January, 2009. DATED : 21st January, 2009. DATED : 21st January, 2009. P.C.:- P.C.:- P.C.:- 1. Heard the learned counsel for the applicant-accused and the learned APP for the State. 2. Perused application and the material available on record. 3. The Applicant is seeking bail in C.R. No.3 of 2007 registered with Pusegaon Police Station, tq. Khatav, District Satara for the offence under Section 307 of the I.P.C. 4. The Applicant is in custody since 18.1.2007. He is in custody for over two years. Investigation is over. Under these circumstances, the learned counsel for the Applicant submits that the Applicant be enlarged on bail. The learned A.P.P. appearing for the State submits that if the Court is inclined to grant bail, then in that event it should be subject to the condition that the applicant shall attend police station every alternate week. 5. Having heard both parties, I am inclined to grant bail to the applicant, in view of the submissions made and the recent amendment to the Code of Criminal Procedure which compels a Court to take a lenient view, in such type of offences. Under these circumstances, bail is granted on the following terms and conditions. (a) The applicant be enlarged on bail on his executing P.B. of Rs. 25,000/- with one or two sureties to make up the said amount. (b) The applicant shall report to the concerned Police Station every alternate week i.e. on Monday between 3.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m.till conclusion of the trial. c] The order of bail will be given effect only after the applicant furnishes to the Investigating Officer the details about his place of residence and address where he proposes to stay after he is enlarged on bail. The applicant will not change his residential address thereafter till the conclusion of trial without prior intimation to the Investigating Officer and the Trial Court. d]The applicant shall not directly or indirectly, make any inducement or threat or pressurise any prosecution witnesses and shall not in any manner tamper with the prosecution evidence. e]The applicant shall co-operate with the Trial Court for disposal of the case. It is needless to mention that breach of any of the conditions by the applicant shall result in cancellation of bail. f] Any observation made in this order shall not be construed as finding or expression on merits of the case at the time of trial. 6. Application stands disposed of accordingly. (V.C. DAGA,J.) (V.C. DAGA,J.) (V.C. DAGA,J.)