1 crap-2715-09 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRI. APPELLATE SIDE JURISDICTION CRI.APPLN. NO. 2715 OF 2009 IN SPECIAL NDPS CASE NO.09 OF 2008 Ravishankar Ramashankar Singh ..Applicant Vs. State of Maharashtra ..Respondents .... Mr.Atul Sarpande Adv. for Applicant Ms.Prajakta Shinde APP for State .... CORAM : SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J. DATE : SEPTEMBER 16, 2009 P.C.: 1. Heard the learned advocate for the applicant and the learned APP for the State. 2. The applicant is seeking bail in CR No.II-03 of 2008 of Nerul Police Station. The said case is under the N.D.P.S.Act. The applicant is seeking bail on merits as well as on medical ground of his father. 3. The learned counsel for the applicant submitted that the father of the applicant is required to undergo heart surgery at the earliest. The 2 crap-2715-09 medical reports bear out this fact. Moreover, it is seen that the Government has in fact granted an amount of Rs.1,40,000/- to the father of the applicant towards expenses of surgery of his father. The learned counsel for the applicant states that this amount granted by the Government is not sufficient for the surgery and in fact, the expenses for the surgery would come to Rs.2 lakhs. He submitted that the applicant does not have any brother or any male member in the family who can make arrangements for the expenses. The statement that the applicant does not have any brother or male member in the family to arrange for the medical expenses and to take care of his father, has not been controverted by the prosecution. 4. It is an admitted fact that the co-accused Roshan Munansing who was with the applicant when the applicant and co-accused came to be arrested, has been granted bail by this Court. The co-accused was also found carrying contraband. It is an admitted fact that the quantity of contraband found with the applicant, does not fall in the category of commercial quantity. Looking to all the above facts, I am inclined to grant temporary bail to the applicant. 5. The applicant-Ravishakar Ramashankar Singh be released on temporary bail in the sum of Rs.30,000/- (Rs. thirty thousand only) with one or two sureties to make up the said amount. It is made clear that this temporary bail is granted to the applicant for a period of three 3 crap-2715-09 months from the date of his release on bail. 6. The applicant shall report once in a week to Bihta Police Station during the period that he is on bail. 7. This application was considered not for regular bail but for temporary bail on medical ground. As far as regular bail is concerned, liberty is granted to the applicant to prefer a fresh application for bail on merits before the Special Court. The Special Court to decide the same on merits without being influenced by any observations in the earlier orders rejecting the applications of the applicant for bail. 8. Application is disposed of. [ SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J.]