1 FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.554 OF 2008 IN CRIMINAL REVISION APPLICATION NO.646 OF 2008 [Mr.Shrikant L. Amdekar. Vs. State of Maharashtra & Anr.] ----------------------------------------------------------------- Office Notes, office : Court’s or Judge’s orders Memoranda of Coram, : appearances, Court’s : orders or directions : and Registrar’s orders : ----------------------------------------------------------------- Mr.Bharat V. Dhoria, Adv. a/w. Mr.P.D.Desai, Adv. for the applicant. Mr.S.R.Shinde, APP, for the State. CORAM : CORAM : CORAM : SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J. DATED : DATED : DATED : 18th December, 2008. P.C.:- 1. Heard the learned Advocate for the applicant-orig.accused and the learned APP for the State.. 2. The applicant has been convicted under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act. The applicant is now seeking bail. 3. The applicant has been sentenced 2 to pay fine of Rs.6 lakh. Out of the said amount, Rs.3 lakh have already been deposited before the Sessions Court. Now a statement is made, on instructions, that the applicant will deposit Rs.50,000/- in this Court within one month. In view of the statement and in order to explore the possibility of settlement, I am inclined to grant temporary bail to the applicant. 4. The applicant - Mr.Shrikant L. Amdekar Mane to be released on temporary bail in the sum of Rs.10,000/- (Rs.Ten Thousand Only) with one surety in the like amount or in the alternate on cash deposit of Rs.10,000/- (Ten Thousand Only). It is made clear that this temporary bail is being granted upto 30th January, 2009. It is further made clear that if the amount, as stated above, is not deposited by 16th January, 2009 in 3 this Court, the temporary bail granted to the applicant shall automatically stand vacated. Liberty to the applicant to prefer separate application for regular bail, if necessary. 5. Criminal Application is disposed of. [SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J.] [SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J.] [SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J.]