1 FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET No. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.4250 OF 2009 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 613 OF 2009 Office Notes,Office Memoranda of Coram,appearances, Court's orders or directions and Registrar's orders Court's or Judge's orders Coram : P.R. Borkar, J. Date : December 5, 2009 1. Heard Shri Salgare, learned Advocate holding for Smt. S.S.Jadhav, Advocate for the applicant-appellant. Notice to Respondent. Shri B.V.Wagh, learned A.P.P. waives notice for the Respondent-State. 2. The applicant seeks release on bail. The applicant-accused is convicted by the Sessions Judge, Osmanabad in Sessions Case No.17 of 2009 decided on 7.10.2009, of the 2 offence punishable under Section 304- Part II of the Indian penal Code and is sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment for three years and to pay fine of Rs.500/=. 3. It is stated that Sheetal, the wife of the applicant-appellant, was put on fire by appellant himself due to sudden quarrel and thereafter appellant himself put off the fire. In the process, he was also injured. 4. Learned Counsel for the applicant relied upon the case of Kirankumar vs. State of Madhya Pradesh 2001 AIR SCW 5130, to support his request that the sentence awarded to present appellant being short term, the applicant- appellant be released on bail. 3 5. In view of the facts and circumstances and after having heard both the sides, in my opinion, in this case bail deserves to be granted. Hence, it is directed that pending the appeal, sentence awarded shall stand suspended on applicant furnishing bail of Rs.15,000/= with one surety in the like amount. 6. Application disposed of. Date: 05/12/2009 (P.R.BORKAR, J.) pnd/criap4250.09