1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR. CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 112/2011 (Sahebrao Laxmanrao Jadhav .vs. State of Mah. through PSO Civil Lines, P.S. Akola ) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders or directions Court's or Judge's orders. and Registrar's orders Mr. S.W. Sambre, Advocate for Appellant .......... CORAM : P.D. KODE, J. DATED : FEBRUARY 28, 2011 Heard. Admit. Call for R. & P. Mr. D.P. Thakre, learned APP appears for the respondent by waiving notice. Criminal APPA No.117/2011 Heard. By the present application, the applicant/appellant convicted for commission of offence under Section 354 of IPC and sentenced to suffer R.I. for 1 year and to pay fine of Rs.5000/- by the Additional Sessions Judge, Akola in Sessions Trial No. 94/2006 vide judgment and order dated 1.2.2011 has prayed for suspension of sentence and releasing him on bail 2 pending hearing and disposal of the appeal. Having regard to the submissions made by the learned counsel for the appellant that the appellant has paid the fine and considering the grounds stated in the appeal memo and reasons stated in the judgment and formostly the submission that the present appeal may not come up for final hearing soon in near future, the prayer in the application deserves consideration. Having regard to the same, pending hearing and disposal of the appeal, the substantive sentence of imprisonment imposed upon the appellant is hereby suspended and he is directed to be released on bail subject to furnishing a PR bond in the sum of Rs. 25,000/- with two sureties in the like amount and subject to the conditions of the applicant (i) staying at the address mentioned in the appeal memo and not changing the same without the permission of the Court, (ii) not indulging in any activity of threatening, intimidating or harassing the witnesses who have deposed against him at the trial, (iii) not committing any offence while being on bail granted vide this order and (iv) appearing before this Court at the time of final hearing. The application stands disposed of. JUDGE halwai