7b. cr appa 1176-10.doc RMA IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 1176 OF 2010 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 706 OF 2010 Amar Sabumal Dawani .. Applicant Vs CBI ACB, Mumbai & Anr. .. Respondents Mr. Akhilesh Singh for the Applicant Ms. M.M. Deshmukh, APP for the State Ms. Rebecca Gonsalvez for Respondent No. 1-CBI CORAM : SMT. V.K. TAHILRAMANI, J DATE : 29th SEPTEMBER,2010. P.C.: 1. Heard learned advocate for the applicant, learned APP for the State and learned advocate for respondent no. 1. 2. The applicant-original accused has been convicted under Sections 7 and 13(2) read with 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. The appeal preferred by him against the said order has been admitted. Now, the applicant is seeking bail. 3. Learned advocate for the applicant stated that besides this case, the applicant has a clean record. He further stated that the applicant was on bail during the trial 1 7b. cr appa 1176-10.doc and he has not misused the liberty granted to him. Both these statements have not been controverted by learned APP and learned advocate for respondent no. 1. Learned advocate for the applicant further submitted that the maximum sentence of imprisonment imposed on the applicant is only one year and the appeal is not likely to be heard with the said period. Hence, the applicant may be released on bail. Looking to all these facts, I am inclined to grant bail to the applicant. Hence, the order: O R D E R 1. Applicant Amar Sabumal Dawani be released on bail in the sum of Rs. 30,000/- [Rs. Thirty Thousand Only] with one or two sureties to make up the said amount. The Applicant shall report to CBI, ACB, Tanna House, Mumbai once in three months till disposal of the appeal. 2. Application is allowed in above terms. [SMT. V.K. TAHILRAMANI, J.] 2 7b. cr appa 1176-10.doc 3