1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 1193 OF 2009 Mr. Yalappa Mukinda Dhotre ...... Applicant. v/s State of Maharashtra ...... Respondent Mr. H.C. Hali i/b Mr. Vaibhav Jathar for the applicant. Mr. S.S. Pednekar, APP for the respondent. CORAM : V.M. KANADE, J. DATE : 20th March, 2009 P.C:- 1. Heard the learned Counsel appearing on behalf of the applicant and the learned APP appearing on behalf of the State. 2. Applicant has been arrested in connection with the offence punishable under sections 392, 397 read with section 34 of the Indian Penal Code. Counsel for the applicant has made a statement that the applicant has not made any application for bail in this Court so far and that this is his first application. 3. It is alleged that the applicant and others had committed robbery by threatening the complainant and his fiancee with a pistol and sickle and had taken away two gold 2 chains, two mobile hand-sets, one photo camera and cash worth Rs 65,000/- from them. Charge-sheet has been filed. Though the applicant has been in jail since last about two and half years, trial has not begun. There are no criminal antecedents against the present applicant. 4. Taking into consideration the fact that the applicant has already undergone two and half years in jail and that the trial is not likely to begin, applicant deserves to be released on bail. 5. Applicant be released on bail in the sum of Rs 5000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount. He shall report to the concerned Police Station once in a month. 6. Application is disposed of. (V.M. KANADE, J.)