cran56.12 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 56 OF 2012 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 2 OF 2012 Yuvraj s/o Onkar Bankar and three others ...Applicants Versus The State of Maharashtra and others ...Respondents ..... Mr. N.G. Shah i.b Mr. N.S. Ghanekar, advocate for the applicants Mr. S.B. Pulkundwar, APP for respondent ..... CORAM : S. B. DESHMUKH AND A.M. THIPSAY, JJ. DATED : 9TH JANUARY, 2012 P. C. :- 1 This application is filed by the original accused Nos. 2 to 5. These applicants have been acquitted for the offences punishable under Section 302 r.w. 34 of I.P.C. However, they are convicted for the offences punishable under sections 498-A and 506(2) of I.P.C. and they are directed to suffer R.I. for one year and to pay fine of Rs.500/- each with default stipulation for 498-A of I.P.C.. These applicants also have been convicted for the offence punishable under section 506(2) of I.P.C. each of them is sentenced to suffer S.I. for six months and to pay fine of Rs.100/- with default stipulation. cran56.12 -2- 2 Counsel for the applicants states that all these applicants were on bail during the trial. We have heard learned APP. We have considered the conviction inflicted upon the applicants, which is a short term conviction i.e. for one year. Looking to the pendency of the appeals pending for final hearing, in our opinion, it is very difficult to decide the main appeal filed by the applicants, within a short period of time. There is no grievance of the State regarding misuse of the liberty by these applicants, when they were on bail during trial. After conviction, they have been released on bail till filing of the appeal, as per the statement of the learned counsel for the applicants. 3 In the above circumstances, we are inclined to suspend the sentence of conviction inflicted upon these applicants for the offences punishable under Sections 498-A and 506(2) of I.P.C. on same terms and conditions, on which they were released on bail by the learned trial court. We direct the applicants to furnish fresh bonds for the same amount, as was in the trial court. 4 The application is accordingly allowed and disposed of. ( A. M. THIPSAY, J.) (S. B. DESHMUKH, J.) rlj/ cran56.12 -3-