1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 708 OF 2010 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL (STAMP) NO. 429 OF 2010 Ranjit Ramkumar Nagotra ...Applicant vs. State of Maharashtra ...Respondent Mr.S.J. Shelke for the Applicant. Mrs.R.V. Newton, APP for the State. CORAM : V.M. KANADE, J. DATED : JULY 2, 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 326 of the IPC and sentenced to suffer RI for five years and to pay fine of Rs.1000/- and in default, to suffer RI for one month. The applicant was on bail during trial. 2 3 It is submitted that the cross complaint was filed by the applicant herein and three persons from the rival group have been convicted under Section 452. The applicant was also injured in the said incident. Counsel for the applicant submits that the said accused in the complaint filed by him have been granted bail by this Court by order dated 19th June, 2009 (Coram : A.R. Joshi, J.) in Criminal Application No.630 of 2009. It is submitted that so far as the case filed against them is concerned, three persons have been acquitted by the Sessions Court. 4 The learned APP appearing on behalf of the State, on the other hand, vehemently, opposed the application for grant of bail. Firstly, she submitted that so far as the present applicant is concerned, there are two cases pending against him, one was regarding complaint filed in 2004 and the another in a complaint filed in 2008. The chapter proceedings are also filed against him. She also 3 invited my attention to the evidence of the Doctor who had examined the injured. It is submitted that the injured had suffered grievous injury and therefore, it was urged that the bail may not be granted to the applicant. 5 Taking into consideration the sentence awarded by the trial court and also the fact that there was a cross complaint filed by the present applicant and the accused in the said complaint have been released on bail by this court, the applicant also deserves to be released on bail. 6 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. He shall report to the concerned Police Station once in a month. 7 Application is disposed of. (V.M. KANADE, J.)