1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR. CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 19/2011 (Nitu @ Neeta Vishal Takwat .vs. State of Maharashtra through PSO PS Ramdaspeth, Akola. ) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders or directions Court's or Judge's orders. and Registrar's orders Mr. S.V. Sirpurkar, Advocate for Appellant. .......... CORAM : P.D. KODE, J. DATED : FEBRUARY 02, 2011 Heard. Admit. Mr. S.S. Doifode, learned APP appears for the respondent by waiving notice. Criminal APPA No.50/2011 Heard. By the present application, the applicant convicted for commission of offence under Sections 4 and 5 (1)(d) of Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act and sentenced to suffer imprisonment for 2 years and to pay fine of Rs.2000/- in default to suffer S.I. for 3 months on first count and imprisonment for 4 years and fine of Rs. 2000/- in default to suffer S.I. for 3 months on second count, has prayed for suspension of sentence and releasing her on bail pending hearing and disposal of the appeal. The learned counsel for the applicant has 2 urged for releasing the applicant on bail by stating that she has been already in jail for a period of about 3 years and maximum sentence imposed upon her is for a period of about 4 years. It is urged that she has good chances of succeeding in appeal and it is unlikely that the appeal will be taken up for hearing early, the prayer in the application deserves consideration. Having regard to the same, pending hearing and disposal of the appeal, the substantive sentence of imprisonment imposed upon the applicant is hereby suspended and she is directed to be released on bail subject to furnishing a PR bond in the sum of Rs. 30,000/- with two solvent sureties in the like amount and subject to the conditions of the applicant : (i) staying at the address mentioned in the appeal memo and not changing the same without the permission of the Court, (ii) not indulging in any activity of threatening, intimidating or harassing the witnesses who have deposed against her at the trial, (iii) not committing any offence while being on bail granted vide this order and (iv) appearing before this Court at the time of final hearing. The application stands disposed of. JUDGE halwai