/ 1 / IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.732 OF 2007 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.599 OF 2007 Siraj Dastagir Metkari ...Applicant V/s. The State of Maharashtra ...Respondent Mr.Rahul S. Kate for Applicant. Mrs.M.M. Deshmukh APP for the State. CORAM : V.M. KANADE, J. DATED : 1st NOVEMBER, 2007. P.C:- 1. Heard learned counsel for the Applicant and learned APP for the State. 2. Applicant was arrested on 5th August, 2004 in connection with the offences punishable U/s.397 IPC and also U/s.3, 25 Indian Arms Act and Sec.37, 135 of Bombay Police Act. It is alleged the application that Applicant got into the rickshaw of the Complainant and when the Complainant demanded Rs.145 from the Accused towards rickshaw fare, Applicant took out a revolver from his pocket and threatened him. Thereafter, Complainant filed F.I.R. and Applicant was arrested on 5th / 2 / August, 2004. The Trial Court has convicted him for the offence punishable U/s.397 of IPC and sentenced him to suffer R.I. for seven years. Applicant has already gone 50% of the sentence. Appeal is not likely to come up for hearing in the near future. Admittedly, there is no criminal antecedent about the Applicant. Applicant is resident of Faltan Dist: Satara. 3. Under these circumstances, in my view, prima facie, case is made out for grant of bail. Applicant be released on bail in the sum of Rs.5000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount. He shall report to Faltan Police Station Dist:Satara twice in a month. . Application is disposed of accordingly. V.M. KANADE, J.