1 Cri.Appln. No.3475 of 2011 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.3475 OF 2011 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.414 OF 2011 Vilas Kadaji Pawar ..APPLICANT VERSUS The State of Maharashtra ..RESPONDENTS Mr Joydeep Chatterji, Advocate for the applicant; Mr S.K. Tambe, A.P.P. for the respondent CORAM : P.V. HARDAS AND A.V. POTDAR, JJ. DATE : 10th August, 2011 PER COURT This is an application by original accused no.11, who seeks suspension of the substantive sentence of imprisonment and his enlargement on bail pending the decision of the appeal. The applicant/original accused no.11 stands convicted for an offence punishable under section 452 of the Indian Penal Code and under section 324 of the Indian Penal Code and has been sentenced to R.I. for four years and to pay fine of Rs.2,000/-, in default of which to undergo further 2 Cri.Appln. No.3475 of 2011 R.I. for six months and R.I. for one year and to pay fine of Rs.5,000/-, in default of which to undergo further R.I. for one month, respectively. 2. Mr Chatterji, learned Counsel for the applicant states on instructions that the applicant has virtually undergone the entire sentence as the applicant has been in jail for more than three years. In the light of the fact that this is a short term sentence and there is no possibility of the appeal being taken up for hearing immediately, we allow this application and suspend the substantive sentence of imprisonment and enlarge the applicant on bail pending the decision of the appeal, on the condition of the applicant executing a P.R. bond in the sum of Rs.15,000/- with one surety in the like amount to the satisfaction of the Trial Court. The applicant, however, shall attend the Aurad Shahajani police station once in three months on first Sunday of the month in the quarter, between 8.00 a.m. and 9.00 a.m. Application allowed accordingly. (A.V. POTDAR, J.) ( P.V. HARDAS, J.) amj/criap3475.11