BA-1101-11.sxw 1 Dixit IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL BAIL APPLICATION NO.1101 OF 2011 Sanjay Shankar Dhotare ... Applicant V/s. State of Maharashtra, Thru' Lashkar Police Station, Pune ... Respondent Mr. Avinash Khamkhedkar for the Applicant. Mrs. S.D. Shinde, APP, for the Respondent. CORAM: A.M. THIPSAY, J. DATED : 11 TH AUGUST, 2011. P.C. : 1. Heard. 2. I have gone through the Bail Application and the annexures thereto. 3. Undoubtedly, a prima facie case of serious offences exists against the Applicant. However, it is not in dispute that all the other accused in this case have been released on bail. One Satish Shilimkar, who is stated to be the main accused in the case and the 'master mind', has also been released on bail by this Court (Criminal Application No.5298 of 2010, decided on 16th December, 2010) (Coram : R.C. Chavan, J.). The Applicant is in custody since 17th July, 2009. I am informed that even charge has not been framed till today. 4. Considering the period already spent in custody by the Applicant as an under-trial prisoner and the fact that the co-accused, including the one BA-1101-11.sxw 2 Dixit projected as the main culprit, have been released on bail, I think it fit to release the Applicant on bail, subject to certain conditions. 5. The Bail Application is allowed. 6. The Applicant is ordered to be released on bail in the sum of Rs.75,000/-, with one surety in like amount, on the condition that he shall report to the Lashkar Police Station, Pune, on every Sunday, between 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., till the disposal of the case against him. [A.M. THIPSAY, J.]