1 (Crim appp 1465 of 2010 in crim appeal 560 of 2010) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 1465 OF 2010 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 560 OF 2010 Virendra Pannaram Parmar ...Applicant vs. The State of Maharashtra ...Respondent ----- Mr.Aniket Vagal for Applicant Mrs.M.R. Tidake-APP for the State ----- CORAM: V.M. KANADE J. DATED:9TH DECEMBER, 2010 P.C. 1. Heard the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the Applicant and the learned APP for the State. 2. The Applicant is convicted for the offence punishable under sections 395, 397 r/w. 34 and 120(B) of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced to suffer R.I. for 10 years. The Applicant is in jail since 22nd October, 2005. He has thus completed more than five years of actual sentence. The appeal is not likely to come up for 2 (Crim appp 1465 of 2010 in crim appeal 560 of 2010) hearing immediately in near future. The Applicant has a good case on merits. 3. In my view, therefore, the Applicant deserves to be released on bail. Though in the affidavit in reply, it is stated that there are 9 cases filed against the Applicant, the Applicant has been acquitted in six cases and is discharged in one case. That being the position, merely because some cases are filed, that can not be a ground to refuse bail to the Applicant. 5. The Applicant, therefore, 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. (V.M. KANADE J.)