IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.206 OF 2009 1.Hariya Siddharama Kale 2.Limba Kallappa Chavan 3.Gangaram Kallappa Chavan 4.Prabhu Kallappa Chavan ...Applicants Vs. The State of Maharashtra ... Respondent --- Shri V.V. Purwant for Applicants Shri D.P. Adsule, APP for State ---- CORAM: V.M. KANADE J. DATED 17TH FEBRUARY, 2009 P.C. 1. Heard the learned Counsel appearing on behalf of the Applicants and the learned APP for the State. 2. The Applicants have been convicted by the Trial Court for the offence punishable under section 394 r/w. 34 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced to suffer R.I. for two years and to pay fine of Rs.500/- each and, in default, to further suffer R.I. for two months. 3. Against this order, the Applicants have preferred appeal, which is pending in the Court of Ad-hoc District Judge and the Additional Sessions Judge at Solapur. The application for bail during pendency of the appeal is dismissed. The Applicants have already undergone R.I. for seven months out of the two years of sentence, which is imposed by the Trial Court. The only allegation against the present Applicants is that they had snatched an amount of Rs.250/- from the Complainant. 4. Taking into consideration the allegation made against the Applicants and the fact that they have already undergone seven months of imprisonment, the Applicants deserve to be released on bail. 5. The learned APP for the State submits that there are number of antecedents against the present Applicants. This submission cannot be accepted. Since the Applicants have already undergone seven months of imprisonment, the Applicants are entitled to be released on bail by imposing certain conditions in order to enable that during pendency of the appeal, they do not commit any offence. 6. Hence, the Applicants be released on bail in a sum of Rs.5,000/- each with one or two sureties in the like amount. The Applicants shall report to Akkalkot South Police Station twice in a month. 7. Application is disposed of. V.M. KANADE J.