1 APPA 1567 OF 2011 vks IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.1567 OF 2011 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.1502 OF 2011 1. Sunddar Babaji Rane 2. Santosh Baburao Rane 3. Krishna Keshav Bhambid, 4. Rajan Mahadev Bhambid, 5. Sanjay Gangaram Rane .. Applicants. -versus The State of Maharashtra and anr .. Respondents. Mr. N. N. Gavankar, with Ms. Sharon Patole, for the appellants. Mrs. S.V. Sonawane, APP for the Respondent State. CORAM: R.C. CHAVAN, J. DATED: 13th December, 2011 P.C. 1. This is an application for bail by accused persons, who have been convicted by the learned Special Judge, Khed, District Ratnagiri, for offence punishable under Section 3 (1) (x) of the Scheduled Caste & Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, and under Section 323 of the Indian Penal Code; and sentenced to suffer R.I. two years and six months, respectively, on each of the two counts. The applicants were on bail through out the trial. Considering the impossibility of 2 APPA 1567 OF 2011 their appeal being taken up for hearing in near future, the substantive sentence imposed on the applicants is suspended pending hearing and final disposal of the appeal and the applicants be released on the same bail in the said sum, on which they were on bail throughout the trial. Application stands disposed of. (R. C. CHAVAN, J.)