1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 1155 OF 2009 WITH CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 1156 OF 2009 WITH CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 1157 OF 2009 WITH CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 1158 OF 2009 WITH CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 1159 OF 2009 Bharat D. Modi ..Petitioner versus The State of Maharashtra & Anr. ..Respondents Mr. Ghanshyam Upadhyay i/b. M/s. Law Juris for Petitioner. Ms. M. H. Mhatre – APP for State. Mr. Girish Kedia for Respondent No. 2. CORAM : S. A. BOBDE, J. DATED : 23RD SEPTEMBER, 2009. P.C. : 1. Rule in all the petitions, returnable forthwith. Heard finally by consent. 2. After hearing the matters for some time, the following order is passed by consent of Mr. Upadhyay the learned counsel for the petitioner on 2 instructions from Mr. Bharat D. Modi – the petitioner, who is present in court and Mr. Kedia the learned counsel for the respondent No. 2 :- 3. The Orders of the appellate court directing deposit in each Appeal are modified collectively to the following extent: The Petitioner shall deposit a sum of Rs.1,50,000/- (Rupees One Lac Fifty Thousand) before the appellate court within a period of six weeks from today. After the amount is deposited the appellate court shall decide the appeals within a period of eight weeks thereafter. If the amount is not deposited as above, the appeals shall stand dismissed without reference to the court. 4. Order accordingly. 5. Rule disposed of accordingly in all the petitions. (S. A. BOBDE, J.)