rpa IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 131 OF 2008 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 131 OF 2008 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 131 OF 2008 IN IN IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 103 OF 2008 CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 103 OF 2008 CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 103 OF 2008 Ronaldo T. Fernandes .. Appellant V/s. The State of Maharashtra .. Respondent Mr.Kiran Mehta for the Appellant. Mr.J.P.Yagnik, A.P.P.-State. CORAM : A.P.DESHPANDE, J. CORAM : A.P.DESHPANDE, J. CORAM : A.P.DESHPANDE, J. DATE : 10TH MARCH, 2008. DATE : 10TH MARCH, 2008. DATE : 10TH MARCH, 2008. P.C.:- P.C.:- P.C.:- . By the present application, the Applicant / Accused No.3 Ronaldo Fernandes is seeking bail. The Applicant was convicted for the offence punishable under section 489B, C read with section 34 of Indian Penal Code. The Accused Nos. 1, 3 and 4 came to be convicted for the offence puishable under section 489C and sentenced to suffer R/I. for three years each and to pay fine of Rs.1000/- in default R/I for one month. The learned counsel for the Applicant submits that in the first place the offence punishable under section 489C is a bailable offence and in the second place he submits that for more than one and a half years the present Applicant is in custody. The said fact is revealed from the operative part of the order. My attention is invited to an order passed by the learned Single Judge of this Court dated 16th January, 2008, Whereunder the Accused No.1 has been granted bail. I propose to grant the bail to the Applicant on the same terms and conditions. In the result, the present Applicant be released on bail in the sum of Rs.15,000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount. The applicant shall attend DCP CID, Unit 11 once in a month till the hearing and final disposal of the Appeal. The Applicant shall also remain present at the time of hearing of the Appeal. Application is disposed of. (A.P.DESHPANDE,J.) (A.P.DESHPANDE,J.) (A.P.DESHPANDE,J.)