/ 1/ IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.198 OF 2008 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.143 OF 2007 Mohd. Habibul Raheman @ Guddu Ahmed Hussain Ansari ...Applicant/ Orig.Accd.No.2. V/s. The State of Maharashtra ...Respondent Ms.Rashmi Gagwani h/f. Ganesh Gole for Applicant. Mr.H.J. Dedhia, APP for the State. CORAM : V.M. KANADE & S.S. SHINDE, JJ. DATED : 3rd APRIL, 2008. P.C.:- 1. Heard learned counsel for the Applicant and learned APP for the State. 2. This is an application for reduction of bail amount, which is filed by the Applicant/Accused No.2 through Jail. Applicant was granted bail by the order passed by this Court dated 7th August, 2007. However, this Court directed that the Applicants be released on bail on execution of personal bond in the sum of Rs.50,000/- each with one or two sureties to the satisfaction of the Sessions Court in the like amount for each of the Applicants. 3. Applicant has sent a letter in which he has mentioned that he is not / 2/ in a position to provide surety for an amount of Rs.50,000/- and that said amount be reduced to Rs.15,000/-. 4. While granting bail, this Court has observed that the Applicant has made, prima facie, case for grant of bail. Apex Court in the case of Moti Ram & Ors. V/s. State of Madhya Pradesh reported in AIR 1978 SC 1594 has observed that the Court while granting bail should impose such conditions in respect of bail which can be complied with by the Accused. Keeping in view the said observations which are made by the Apex Court in the said case, in the interest of justice, in our view, it would be appropriate if the amount of bail is reduced to Rs.15,000/-. Order dated 7th August, 2007 is modified accordingly and Applicant is directed to be released on bail on execution of personal bond of Rs.15,000/- with one or two sureties to the satisfaction of the Sessions Court in the like amount. Copy of the order may be sent to Kolapur Central Prison. 5. Application is allowed in the above terms and disposed of accordingly. ( V.M. KANADE, J.) (S.S. SHINDE, J.)