FARAD FARAD FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET No. CONTINUATION SHEET No. CONTINUATION SHEET No. IN IN IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE APPELLATE APPELLATE SIDE. SIDE. SIDE. CRIMINAL CRIMINAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 816 OF APPLICATION NO. 816 OF APPLICATION NO. 816 OF 2005. IN IN IN CRIMINL CRIMINL CRIMINL APPEAL NO. 111 OF 2005 . APPEAL NO. 111 OF 2005 . APPEAL NO. 111 OF 2005 . Kripa Shankar Rai. .. Applicant. vs. The State of Maharashtra & anr. .. Respondents. ------------------------------------------------------------- Office Notes,Office : Memoranda of Coram, : Court’s or Judge’s orders appearnaces,Courts’s : orders or directions : and Registrar’s orders. : ------------------------------------------------------------ Shri Prakash Naik with Abbas Kazmi for the applicant. Shri A.S.Shitole,A.P.P. for the State. CORAM: CORAM: CORAM: V.M.KANADE,J. V.M.KANADE,J. V.M.KANADE,J. DATED: DATED: DATED: 22-2-2005. 22-2-2005. 22-2-2005. P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: 1. Heard learned Counsel appearing for the applicant and the learned A.P.P. for the State and Union of India. 2. The applicant is convicted by the trial Court for having committed an offence punishable under the provisions of Prevention of Corruption Act and sentenced to suffer R.I.for 5 years. The prosecution case is that the applicant had demanded bribe from certain accused, against whom proceedings were going on. It is the prosecution case that bribe money was given to the applicant and thereafter vehicle in which he was travelling was chased by the members of the raiding party and tainted money was found in the motor vehicle in which applicant was travelling. The applicant was a senior officer in the C.B.I., on deputation from I.B., and has received number of awards and prizes. 3. Considering the fact that the complainant had given threats to the applicant and he had connection with high political leaders and in higher echelons, in my view, the applicant is entitled to be released on bail. 4. Applicant be released on bail on the same terms and conditions as imposed by the trial Court. He shall, however, execute a fresh bond.