Cri.Application No.845 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.845 OF 2011 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.75 OF 2011 (1) Suma Hira Pawara .. Deleted as per leave granted by the Court on 28.2.2011 2. Thakur @ Thakrya Suma Pawara 3. Lola Suma Pawara 4. Tikhla Naharya Pawara All r/o Panhalipada, Taluka Dhadgaon, District Nandurbar ..Applicants Versus The State of Maharashtra ..Respondent Mr A.S.Salve, Advocate for applicants Mr D.V.Tele, A.P.P. for respondent-State CORAM : P.V. HARDAS AND A.V. POTDAR, JJ. DATE : 28th February 2011 PER COURT 1. Learned Counsel for the applicants states that the applicants may be permitted to delete applicant No.1 – Suma Hira Pawara. Leave granted. Deletion be carried out forthwith. 2. The present applicants i.e. the applicants 2 to 4 stand convicted for an offence punishable under Section 324 of the Indian Penal Code and are sentenced to undergo simple imprisonment for three months and to each pay fine of Rs.200/- in default of which to undergo further simple imprisonment for 15 days. It appears that the applicants 2 to 4/original accused Nos.2 to 4 were behind bars from 30.8.2008 till 22.10.2008. Cri.Application No.845 of 2011 2 3. We have heard learned Counsel for the applicants and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor for the respondent-State. In the light of the short term sentence, which is imposed on the applicants and the fact that the applicants were on bail during trial, we are inclined to allow the present application. 4. Accordingly, the present application is allowed; the substantive sentence of imprisonment of applicant No. 2 – Thakur @ Thakrya Suma Pawara, applicant No.3 Lola Suma Pawara and applicant No.4 Tikhla Naharya Pawara i.e. original accused Nos.2 to 4 is hereby suspended during the pendency of the appeal and they are directed to be released on bail on each of the applicant executing a P.R. bond of Rs.15,000/- with one surety in the like amount to the satisfaction of the trial Court. ( A.V. POTDAR, J. ) ( P.V. HARDAS, J.) (vvr/678.11criappln)