1 appa553.11 ast IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.553 OF 2011 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.797 OF 2008 Ramesh Gopinath Mundhe. ....Applicant. Vs. The State of Maharashtra. ....Respondent. Ms. Ameeta Kuttikrishnan i/b. S.D.Khot & K. Patil, advocate for applicant. Mr. K.V.Saste, APP for State. CORAM:- P.V.HARDAS AND M.N.GILANI, JJ DATED:- MAY 5, 2011 P.C. 1. This is an application by which the applicant prays grant of temporary bail in order to attend wedding of the younger brother of the applicant, which has to be solemnised at Bhatsai, Post- Shanvai, Taluka Roha, District-Raigad. It appears that presently the applicant is lodged in the Central Prison at Kolhapur. 2 The learned APP states on instruction that the applicant can be taken with police escort to the place where the wedding will be solemnised on the applicant paying the charges of the escort party. Learned APP further 2 appa553.11 states that the approximate amount of charges would be in the region of Rs. 8,000/- to 10,000/-. Learned Counsel for the applicant undertakes that the relative of the applicant would deposit an amount of Rs.10,000/- by morning of 7th May, 2011 with the Jail Authorities at Kolhapur. 3 On the amount of Rs.10,000/- being deposited by 7th May, 2011, we direct the Jail Authorities to ensure that the applicant is taken in police escort to the place of wedding and is brought back to the Kolhapur Central Prison after attending the wedding. Learned APP states that the police party would leave the Central Jail at Kolhapur on 8th May, 2011 and the Petitioner would be lodged at the Taloja Central Jail on the evening of 8/5/2011 and on 9/5/2011 he would be taken to the place of wedding and thereafter, would be brought back to the Taloja Central Prison and thereafter, brought back to the Central Prison at Kolhapur. 4 We accordingly, allow this application on the terms indicated above with no order as to costs. (M.N.GILANI, J) (P.V.HARDAS, J)