IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY VPH CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATON No. 136 OF 2009 Vibhay Kumar Agarwal ... Applicant (Through Jail) Vs The State of Maharashtra ... Respondent Mrs. Nasreen Ayubi, for the Applicant. Mr. S. R. Shinde, APP for the Respondent. CORAM: V. M. KANADE, J. DATED: FEBRUARY 20, 2009. P.C.: ---- . Heard the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the applicant and the learned APP for the State. This is an application by the applicant through jail, seeking relaxation of the bail amount, imposed by the Sessions Court. It is submitted that the applicant is not in a position to furnish bail in the sum of Rs.50,000/-. It is submitted that the other co-accused has been released on bail in the same sum of Rs.15,000/-. 2. Taking into consideration judgment of the Apex Court wherein it has been held that if the applicant is not in a position to avail of the bail on account of high amount of bail, imposed by the trial Court, such an amount should be reduced, so that they can - 2 - avail of the bail, which has been granted by the Court. In these circumstances, the bail amount is reduced from Rs.50,000/- to Rs.15,000/-. The order passed by the Session Court in Bail Application No. 2075 of 2007 is modified and bail amount is reduced to Rs.15,000/-. The other conditions imposed by the Session Court, however, shall continue to operate against the present applicant. The application is accordingly allowed. Sd/- [ V. M. KANADE, J.]