1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 3882 OF 2009 Festus Owolabi Ugwuegbu........ Applicant versus The State of Maharashtra ........Respondent. Mr. N.K. Sharma adv. for the Applicant Mr. H.J. Dedhia APP. for the Respondent/State. CORAM: A. P DESHPANDE, J. DATED : 29th August, 2009. P. C.: 1. The present applicant has been granted bail by order dated 23-7-2009 by the Additional Sessions Judge. However till date the applicant could not avail of the benefit of the order as the applicant is not in a position to furnish surety for Rs.15,000/-. The applicant is making a limited prayer to permit cash deposit of Rs. 15,000/- for a period of four weeks during which period the applicant undertakes to furnish the surety as ordered. It is also submitted that the applicant’s passport is deposited with the police and the applicant is stated to be finding it difficult to furnish surety as he is not a citizen of India. The learned counsel also submits that the applicant undertakes to attend the police station daily till he furnishes the surety. Having regard to the totality of the facts and circumstances, the prayer made by the applicant deserves to 2 be granted. 2. In the result the applicant is permitted to deposit cash of Rs. 15,000/- for a a period of four weeks during which period the applicant shall furnish surety as directed under order dated 23-7-2009 passed by Sessions Judge. For a period of four weeks the applicant shall attend the police station daily. The respondent shall continue to retain the passport of the applicant. In the event if the applicant fails to furnish surety within a period of four weeks from the date of release, the applicant shall surrender himself to the police. Application is disposed of. (A. P. Deshpande, J.)