1 Crim.Appln.No.944/2010 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 944 OF 2010 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 545 OF 2010 Jaywant Sudam Pokale ...Applicant vs. The State of Maharashtra ...Respondent Mrs.Meera Choudhari i/b. Mr.C.P. Sengaonkar for the Applicant. Mrs.P.p. Bhosale, APP for the State. CORAM : V.M. KANADE, J. DATED : JULY 30, 2010 P.C. :- 1 Heard Counsel for the applicant and APP for the State. 2 The applicant is convicted for the offence punishable under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and sentenced to suffer RI for a period of two years and to pay a fine of Rs.500/- 2 Crim.Appln.No.944/2010 and in default, to suffer RI for one month. He is also convicted for the offence punishable under Section 13(1)(d) read with 13(2) of the said Act and sentenced to suffer RI for two years and to pay a fine of Rs.500/- and in default, to suffer RI for one month. Both the sentences are directed to run concurrently. The applicant was on bail during trial. 3 Taking into consideration the sentence awarded by the Sessions Court and since the appeal may not immediately be heard in the near future, the applicant deserves to be released on bail. 4 The applicant be released on bail on execution of P.R.Bond in the sum of Rs.5000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount. 5 Application is disposed of. (V.M. KANADE, J.)