:1: IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 782 OF 2007 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 629 OF 2007 Dr. Dilip Sitaram Deshpande ..Applicant Vs. State of Maharashtra ..Respondent Mr. Pawaskar with Mr. Sandeep Waghmare for applicant. Mr. D.P. Adsule, APP for State. CORAM: B.H. MARLAPALLE, J. CORAM: B.H. MARLAPALLE, J. CORAM: B.H. MARLAPALLE, J. Date : July 12, 2007. Date : July 12, 2007. Date : July 12, 2007. P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: . Heard. This is an application for being released on bail during the pendency of the Criminal Appeal No. 629 of 2007. The applicant-accused has been convicted under Section 3(1)(x) of S.C. & S.T. (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and has been sentenced to suffer RI for one year. He also has been convicted under Section 7(1)(d) of the Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 and sentenced to suffer RI for 3 months. On both the charges he has been directed to :2: pay a fine and the applicant has already deposited an amount of Rs.1500/- with the trial court. I am satisfied that the applicant deserves to be released on bail. . Hence, the application is allowed and it is directed that the applicant-accused be released on bail during the pendency of Criminal Appeal No. 629 of 2007 by furnishing a PR bond in the sum of Rs.15,000/- and local solvent surety in the like amount. (B.H. Marlapalle,J.) (B.H. Marlapalle,J.) (B.H. Marlapalle,J.)