IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.1167 OF 2008 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.1086 OF 2008 Sambhaji Babu Dabade .. Applicant Versus The State of Maharashtra .. Respondent Mr.U.P.Warunjikar for the applicant. Mr.Y.S.Shinde, A.P.P for the State. CORAM CORAM CORAM : A.S.OKA, J. : A.S.OKA, J. : A.S.OKA, J. DATE DATE DATE : 21st January 2009. : 21st January 2009. : 21st January 2009. P.C.: . Heard advocate for the applicant and learned A.P.P for the State. The conviction of the applicant is for offences punishable under section 498-A and section 306 of the Indian Penal Code. The maximum substantive sentence is rigorous imprisonment for five years. Fine amount has been deposited. 2. It is not in dispute that during the pendency of the trial, the applicant was enlarged on bail. There is no allegation of misuse of bail made against the applicant. (2) 3. Considering the facts of the case and considering the fact that due to pendency of very old appeals in this Court, the appeal is not likely to be heard before the remaining period of sentence is over, a case is made out for enlarging the applicant on bail. 4. Hence, I pass the following order: (i) The applicant shall be enlarged on the same bail on which he was enlarged during the pendency of trial subject to filing fresh bail bonds within a period of four weeks from today. (ii) Bail is granted subject to condition that the applicant will report to concerned Police Officer of Sangola police station in District Solapur once in a month till the disposal of appeal. (A.S.Oka,J)