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. 483 OF 2007 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 483 OF 2007 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 483 OF 2007 IN IN IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 381 OF 2007 CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 381 OF 2007 CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 381 OF 2007 Shri Ram Dhiraj .... Applicant (Ori.accused) Vs. Union of India & Anr. .... Respondents Mr. Prakash Naik for the Applicant Mr. D.P. Adsule, APP for the Respondents CORAM : J.H. BHATIA, J. CORAM : J.H. BHATIA, J. CORAM : J.H. BHATIA, J. DATE : 25TH APRIL, 2007 P.C. 1) Heard Mr. Prakash Naik, learned Counsel for the Applicant and Mr. D.P. Adsule, learned APP for the State. 2) The applicant was convicted for the offences punishable under Sections 409, 465 read with Section 471 of I.P.C. He was sentenced to undergo R.I. for 1 year and to pay fine of Rs.5,000/- for the offence punishable under Section 409 of IPC and sentenced to undergo R.I.for 1 year and pay fine of Rs.2,500/- for the offence under 2 Section 465 r/w Section 471 of Indian Penal Code. He is also convicted under Section 13(1)(d) r/w Section 13(2) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and sentenced to undergo R.I. for 1 year and to pay fine of Rs.500/- and the substantive sentence is to run concurrently. 3) The applicant has preferred an appeal challenging the conviction and the sentences. By this application he seeks bail pending the appeal. 4) The applicant was on bail during the trial and after conviction also execution of substantive sentence has been suspended by the trial Court under Section 389 of Cr.P.C. 5) Taking into consideration these circum- stances and the short period of sentence, the applicant is granted bail on the same terms and conditions as before the trial Court, subject to his depositing the fine amount and furnishing fresh bail bonds. ( J.H. BHATIA, J.) ( J.H. BHATIA, J.) ( J.H. BHATIA, J.)