-1- IN IN IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL CRIMINAL CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL CRIMINAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.604 OF 2008 APPLICATION NO.604 OF 2008 APPLICATION NO.604 OF 2008 IN IN IN CRIMINAL CRIMINAL CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.201 OF 2007 APPEAL NO.201 OF 2007 APPEAL NO.201 OF 2007 Deepak Gopinath Chandane ...Applicant vs. The State of Maharashtra ...Respondent Mr.Niranjan Mundargi for the Applicant Mr.V.B.Konde-Deshmukh A.P.P. for State CORAM: CORAM: CORAM: SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J. SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J. SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J. DATE DATE DATE : JUNE 24,2008. : JUNE 24,2008. : JUNE 24,2008. P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: 1. Heard the learned Counsel for the Applicant-original accused No.1 and the learned APP for the State. 2. By order dated 12th March 2007, the Applicant has been released on bail by this Court on imposing condition on the Applicant that before he is released on bail, he should pay the fine amount. The learned Counsel for the Applicant has submitted that the financial condition of the Applicant is very bad and hence he is unable to gather the fine amount and deposit the same. Hence, it is prayed that the fine amount be reduced. 3. The second prayer of the Applicant is that the amount of bail is too high and the said amount be reduced as he is unable to furnish the surety for the said amount. The Applicant was granted bail in the sum of Rs.25,000/-. -2- However, the Applicant has been unable to get the sureties for the said amount. Though bail was granted to the Applicant he is in jail as he is unable to pay the fine amount and even unable to furnish the surety. On account of this fact, the Applicant has been languishing in jail for a period of one year and three months though he has been granted bail by this Court on 12th March 2007. 4. Looking to all these facts, I am inclined to reduce the fine amount as well as bail amount. 5. On Rs.1,00,000/- out of the fine amount being deposited in the trial court of the Applicant - Deepak Gopinath Chandane be released on bail in the sum of Rs.15,000/- (Rs.Fifteen thousand only) with one or two sureties to make up the said amount. 6. Application is allowed in above terms. SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J. SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J. SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J.