1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 819 OF 2009 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 328 OF 2008 Sharad Shankar Pabrekar ....Applicant Vs. The State of Maharashtra ....Respondent ----- Mr. M.V. Khatavkar for Applicant mrs. R.V. Newton -APP for State ---- CORAM: V.M. KANADE J. DATED: 21ST APRIL, 2010 P.C. 1. Heard the learned Counsel appearing on behalf of the Applicant and the learned APP for the State. 2. This is a second application for bail. The first application was rejected by this Court on 17th December, 2008. 3. The learned Counsel appearing on behalf of the Applicant submitted that the Applicant is in jail since last 4 1/2 years out of 7 years of the setence which was awarded by the Sessions Court. 1 4. In view of the judgment in the case of Bhagwan Rama Shinde Gosai and Ors. Vs. State of Gujrat reported in 1999 Cri. L.J. 2568, the Applicant deserves to be released on bail since he had already undergone 50% of the sentence. 5. The Applicant be released on bail on execution of P.R. Bond of Rs.5,000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount. He shall report to the concerned police station once in a month. 6. Application is disposed of. (V.M. KANADE J.)