(-1-) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 3425 OF 2005 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 3425 OF 2005 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 3425 OF 2005 Sanjay Sitaram Khemka ...Applicant Versus State of Maharashtra & Ors. ...Respondents ..... Mr. Sanjay Khemka in person. Mr. Y.S. Shinde, A.P.P. for State. ..... CORAM: CORAM: CORAM: SMT. V.K. TAHILRAMANI, J. SMT. V.K. TAHILRAMANI, J. SMT. V.K. TAHILRAMANI, J. DATED: 29TH JUNE, 2005 DATED: 29TH JUNE, 2005 DATED: 29TH JUNE, 2005 P. C.:- P. C.:- P. C.:- 1. Heard the applicant who is present in person and the learned A.P.P. for the State. 2. The applicant has been granted bail in case Nos. 06/PW/2004, 07/PW/2004, 37/PW/2004, 789/PW/2004 and 52/PW/2004. In the said cases he was released on bail on cash deposit. All these cases pertain to D.N. Nagar police station. The F.I.R. in the said cases are as under:- a. F.I.R. No. 297 of 2003, b. F.I.R. No. 298 of 2003, c. F.I.R. No. 299 of 2003, d. F.I.R. No. 307 of 2003 and (-2-) e. F.I.R. No. 313 of 2003. 3. It is prayed by the applicant that the cash deposit in the said cases be returned to him and instead of cash deposit he may be allowed to furnish surety of a reasonable amount in all these cases. The learned A.P.P. states that they have no objection to the cash deposit being returned to the applicant provided that the applicant should furnish local surety in the said cases. 4. In this view of the matter, on the applicant furnishing local surety in the sum of Rs.5,000/- in each case, his cash deposit be returned to him. It is made clear that if the very same surety is found sound, he may be allowed to stand as surety in all five cases. 5. Application is disposed of. *****