:1: IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 1361 OF 2006 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 1361 OF 2006 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 1361 OF 2006 IN IN IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1281 OF 2006 CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1281 OF 2006 CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1281 OF 2006 Sanjay Raghunath Rangote ..Applicant (Ori.Accused No.4) versus State of Maharashtra ..Respondents Mr. K. S. Patil for the Applicant - Original Accused No.4. Dr. F. R. Shaikh, APP for the Respondents - State. CORAM : D. G. DESHPANDE, & CORAM : D. G. DESHPANDE, & CORAM : D. G. DESHPANDE, & SMT. NISHITA MHATRE, JJ. SMT. NISHITA MHATRE, JJ. SMT. NISHITA MHATRE, JJ. DATE : 9TH APRIL, 2007. DATE : 9TH APRIL, 2007. DATE : 9TH APRIL, 2007. P.C. P.C. P.C. 1. Heard Advocate for the Applicant -Original Accused No.4 and the learned APP for the State. 2. This is an application for bail. The applicant has been convicted for being found in possession of fake currency notes of the value of Rs.1,50,000/-. He is acquitted of the other offences and sentenced to suffer R.I. for five :2: years and fine. According to the Advocate for the Applicant, he is already in custody for last 2 years and 3 months; and that the Appeal is not likely to come up for hearing, immediately. 3. In view of this, application is allowed. applicant - accused is to be released on his furnishing P.R. bond in the sum of Rs.15,000/- (Rupees Fifteen Thousand) with two solvent sureties in the like amount. He will attend the concerned police station once in a month for a period of one year and thereafter once in three months. His substantive sentence is suspended pending appeal. Out of the fine of Rs.50,000/-, Applicant to pay fine of Rs.20,000/- before he is released on bail. Remaining fine amount of Rs.30,000/- will have to be deposited by him within six weeks of his actual release. If he fails to do so, he will be taken in custody by the police. Application disposed of accordingly. (SMT. NISHITA MHATRE, J.) (D.G. DESHPANDE, J.) (SMT. NISHITA MHATRE, J.) (D.G. DESHPANDE, J.) (SMT. NISHITA MHATRE, J.) (D.G. DESHPANDE, J.)