1 jpc/- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 890 OF 2009 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1223 OF 2009 Shri Akmal Shahjan Momin .. Applicant Vs. The State of Maharashtra and another .. Respondents Shri Sham Mehta for the applicant, for the Applicant Shri J. P. Kharge, APP, for the Respondent-State CORAM :SMT. MRIDULA BHATKAR, J. DATE : 1st October, 2009. P. C. 1. Through Jail. 2. Heard learned Counsel for the parties. 3. The applicant has preferred this application for bail in the appeal. The applicant/ accused is convicted for the offence punishable nuder Section 489B and 489C read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment for seven years and and pay file of Re.5000/- each, in default to suffer rigorous imprisonment for six months. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the applicant accused has submitted that the applicant accused was arrested on 30th July, 2007 and since then he is behind bars. Learned counsel has further submitted that the 2 police, after seizure of the GC notes did not seal those notes and on this point the applicant accused has good case on merit. He has submitted that as the appeal is not going to be listed in near future and prayed that the applicant accused be released on bail. 5. The Learned Prosecutor, while apposing the bail application, has submitted that the applicant accused has not undergone even one half period of his sentence and the accused was in possession of 266 fake/forged Government currency notes. Considering the nature of the offence and the facts, I am not inclined to grant bail at this stage. 6. The Bail application stands rejected. (MRIDULA BHATKAR, J.)