IN IN IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL CRIMINAL CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION. APPELLATE JURISDICTION. APPELLATE JURISDICTION. CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.1849 OF 2005 IN CRIMINAL CRIMINAL CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 756 OF 1998 APPEAL NO. 756 OF 1998 APPEAL NO. 756 OF 1998 Gautam N. Kothari ....... Appellants. versus The State of Maharashtra ..... Respondents. ..... Shri P.P.Hudlikar for the appellant Mrs. P.H.Kantharia APP for the state. ..... CORAM CORAM CORAM ; V.G.PALSHIKAR ; V.G.PALSHIKAR ; V.G.PALSHIKAR & SMT. SMT. SMT. NISHITA MHATRE, JJ. NISHITA MHATRE, JJ. NISHITA MHATRE, JJ. DATED; DATED; DATED; 4TH APRIL, 2005. 4TH APRIL, 2005. 4TH APRIL, 2005. P.C.; P.C.; P.C.; 1. Criminal Appeal No.456 of 1988 was pending in this court and during the pendency of the appeal the applicant was granted bail. However at the later stage, the appeal was dismissed for want of prosecution and since then it has been restored. Hence this application for bail. In view of the fact that the accused was on bail during the pendency of appeal and there is nothing untowardly has been done by him, we see no reason why the bail should not be granted. Hence the accused be released on bail in the sum of Rs. 20,000/- with two sureties. xxxx