1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE Criminal Application No.1298 of 2007 In Criminal Appeal No.716 of 2007 Khushbu Rajesh Singh alias Neeraj Narain Bhadoria Applicant Vs. The State of Maharashtra Respondent Mr.C.K.Talekar for applicant. Mrs.M.H.Mhatre, APP for State. CORAM: B.H.MARLAPALLE, J. April 29, 2008 P.C. 1. Heard Mr.Talekar, the learned counsel for the applicant. This is an application for being released on bail pending the appeal, on the second occasion. The applicant’s first application for bail was rejected by this Court on 10/8/2007. No new grounds have been made out in this application. However, Mr.Talekar, the learned counsel for the applicant submitted that the applicant may be released on a temporary bail for about a month or so, so that she is taken to private hospital for investigations and appropriate treatment. 2 2. The learned APP was called upon to obtain the medical report from the Chief Medical Officer, Central Prison, Nasik and a accordingly report dated 26/4/2008 is placed before me by the learned APP. The report states that the applicant was referred to the Civil Hospital at Nashik for general check up on 22/11/2007 and the physician concerned gave a report that she was clinically normal. She is taking medical treatment as an out patient since 31/10/2007 and is regularly checked by the visiting lady Medical Officers as well as the Medical Officer of the prison hospital. Hygenic condition of ladies’ prison ward is good and at present her general condition is stable and satisfactory. On the face of this medical report and specially when there is no other medical opinion on record contradicting the same, the plea that the applicant is required to be hospitalised and investigations are required to be carried out cannot be accepted. The Registry’s report also indicates that the appeal is ready for final hearing and it could be listed for final hearing as and when circulated before the regular Bench. 3. Hence the application is rejected. The 3 Registrar (Judicial) to place the appeal for final hearing before the appropriate Bench as and when circulated. (B.H.MARL