1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR. Criminal Appeal No. 529/2009 ( Smt. Kokila Vinayakrao Taide .vs. State of Mah. ) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders or directions Court's or Judge's orders. and Registrar's orders Ms. P.A. Mahashabde, Advocate for Appellant. Mr. A.D. Sonak. APP for Respondent. CORAM : P.D. KODE, J. DATED : DECEMBER 17, 2009 Heard. Admit. Mr. A.D. Sonak, APP appears for the respondent by waiving notice. Criminal APPA No. 320 of 2009. Heard. By the present application, the applicant convicted for commission of offence under Section 3 (1) (x) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities ) Act, 1989 and under Section 294 of IPC and respectively sentenced to suffer SI for six months and fine of Rs.3000/- in default of payment of fine, further S.I. for 2 months on first count and to suffer 2 S.I. for one month and to pay fine of Rs.100/- in default of payment of fine, to suffer further S.I. for 10 days on second count, has prayed for suspension of sentence and releasing her on bail pending hearing and disposal of the appeal. Having regard to the submission made by the learned counsel for the appellant that appellant was on bail herself being a woman accused, the sentence being ordered of six months and it is unlikely that this appeal would come up for early hearing, the prayer in the application deserves consideration having regard to all relevant factors and nature of conviction as the appeal may not come up for final hearing within a short period. Having regard to the same, pending hearing and disposal of the appeal, the substantive sentence of imprisonment imposed upon the appellant is hereby suspended subject to depositing the fine amount and further appellant is directed to be released on bail subject to furnishing a PR bond in the sum of Rs.15,000/- with two sureties in the like amount and subject to the conditions that the appellant (i) staying at the address mentioned in the appeal memo and not changing the same without the permission of the Court, (ii) not indulging in any activity of threatening, intimidating or harassing the witnesses who have deposed against her at the trial and (iii) not committing any offence while being on bail granted vide this order. JUDGE halwai