1 APPA.693-2011 acd IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 693 OF 2011 IN CRIMINAL APEAL NO. 954 OF 2010 Raju Ramdas Gaikwad ...Applicant Vs. The State of Maharashtra ...Respondent. ----- Mr. Sagar V. Kasar, for the Applicant. Mrs. M.H. Mhatre, PP for the State. ---- CORAM: B. H. MARLAPALLE & U.D. SALVI, JJ. JUNE 21, 2011. P.C. 1. Heard Mr. Kasar, the learned Counsel for the applicant. Mrs. Mhatre, the learned APP appears for the State of Maharashtra. 2. The applicant was accused no.4 in NDPS Special Case No.13 of 2009 and by an order dated 20.5.2010 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge(N.D.P.S. Special Court ) was pleased to acquit the applicant. The State of Maharashtra filed an application for seeking leave to appeal, and the same was granted. Criminal Appeal No.954 of 2010 has 2 APPA.693-2011 been admitted by this Court with a further directions to follow action under Section 390 of the Cr. P.C. against the acquitted accused. Consequently, the applicant appeared before the learned Additional Sessions Judge and he has been denied bail as per order dated 3.5.2011 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge. Hence, this application for bail. 3. We are satisfied that the applicant deserves to be released on bail and we are not satisfied with the reasoning set out by the learned Additional Sessions Judge denying bail to the applicant. 4. Hence, the application is allowed, and it is directed that the applicant be released, during the pendency of the Criminal Appeal No.954 of 2010 on bail in the sum of Rs.10,000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount to be furnished to the the trial court. In addition, he will also report to the nearest Police Station once in a month between 3-00 p.m. and 6.00 p.m., during the pendency of the appeal. (U.D. SALVI, J.) (B. H. MARLAPALLE, J.) 3 APPA.693-2011