..(1).. 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.397 OF 2008 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.314 OF 2008 Ravindra Gopal Jadhav. ..Applicant. Versus Versus Versus The State of Maharashtra ..Respondent. .... Mr.Avinash H. Fatangare, Adv. i/b. Mr.C.P. Sengaonkar, Adv. for the Applicant. Mr.Y.S.Shinde, APP, for the State. .... CORAM : SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J. CORAM : SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J. CORAM : SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J. DATED : 25th April, 2008. DATED : 25th April, 2008. DATED : 25th April, 2008. P.C.: 1. Heard the learned Counsel for the Applicant-orig.accused and the learned APP for the State. 2. The applicant-orig.accused has been convicted under Sections 7, 13(1)(d) read with 13(2) of Prevention of Corruption Act. The applicant is now seeking bail. 3. The learned Counsel for the applicant has submitted that the maximum sentence imposed on the applicant is two years and the appeal is not likely to be heard in the near future. The ..(2).. learned Counsel has further submitted that the applicant was on bail during the trial and he has not misused the liberty granted to him. This statement has not been controverted by the prosecution. 4. Looking to the above facts and the evidence on record, I am inclined to grant bail to the applicant. 5. On the applicant being paid the fine amount, the applicant - Ravindra Gopal Jadhav to be released on bail in the sum of Rs.25000 (Rs.Twenty-five Thousand Only) with one or two sureties to make up the said amount. 6. Application is disposed of accordingly. (SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J.) (SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J.) (SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J.)