IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.138 OF 2009 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1263 OF 2006 Vasant Ramchandra Gaikwad ... Applicant Vs. The State of Maharashtra ... Respondent Mr. P.P. Runwal for the applicant. Smt. V.R. Bhosale, Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. CORAM: SWATANTER KUMAR, C.J. & DR. D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, J. DATE : 25TH FEBRUARY, 2009 P.C.: Heard the learned counsel appearing for the State who placed on record the copy of the letter dated 12th February, 2009 received from the Assistant Dean, K.E.M. Hospital, Parel, Mumbai. 2. The applicant has been awarded life imprisonment and he is in jail since 2003. The applicant is stated to have been on bail during the trial. 3. Without touching upon the merits or otherwise of any of the contentions raised before us and keeping in view the sickness of the mother of the applicant revealed in her medical report, we grant temporary bail to the applicant for a period of two weeks from 10th March, 2009 as the surgery on the mother of the applicant is stated to be fixed on 13th March, 2009. He shall be released on bail subject to satisfaction of all the conditions which were imposed by the learned trial court during the trial period and further he shall furnish a bond in the sum of Rs.50,000/- with two sureties of the like amount to the satisfaction of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate during which period he shall report to the concerned Police Station on every alternative day. After a period of two weeks computed from 10th March, 2009 to 24th March, 2009, he should surrender to the jail authorities where he is undergoing his sentence. In the event of default, he shall be apprehended and taken into custody. Application stands disposed of. CHIEF JUSTICE DR. D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, J.