1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 1093 OF 2009 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.736 OF 2009 Munna @ Ranjan Kanchan Adhikari ...Applicant Vs. The State of Maharashtra and Anr. ...Respondents ----- Mr.Amin Solkar for Applicant Mr.A.S. Shitole - APP for State ------ CORAM: V.M. KANADE J. DATED: 8TH APRIL, 2010 P.C. 1. Heard the learned Counsel appearing on behalf of the Applicant and the Learned APP for State. 2. The Applicant has been convicted by the Trial Court for the offence punishable under section 392 r/w. 397 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced to suffer R.I. for seven years. The Applicant is in jail since last two years. 3. The learned Counsel appearing on behalf of the Applicant submits that since the appeal is not likely 1 to come up for hearing in near future and if the period of remission is taken into consideration, the Applicant has almost undergone 50% of the sentence. 4. There is some substance in the submission made by the learned Counsel appearing on behalf of the Applicant. Since the Applicant had already undergone 50% of the sentence, he deserves to be released on bail. 5. The Applicant be released on bail on execution of P.R. Bond of Rs.5,000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount. He shall report to the concerned police station once in a month. 6. Application is disposed of. (V.M. KANADE J.)