1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.7449 OF 2005 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.227 OF 2000 Hasrat @ Firoz Akbar Ali Pathan. ..Applicant. V/s. The State of Maharashtra. ..Respondent. Ms.Pooja Bhojne h/f Mr.Nitin Sejpal for applicant. Mrs. M.M.Deshmukh,APP for State. CORAM: A.M.KHANWILKAR,J CORAM: A.M.KHANWILKAR,J CORAM: A.M.KHANWILKAR,J DATE : DECEMBER 7, 2005. DATE : DECEMBER 7, 2005. DATE : DECEMBER 7, 2005. P.C. : P.C. : P.C. : 1. Heard counsel for the parties. 2. As per the affidavit filed by the Assistant Police Inspector, it is seen that the applicant has already undergone sentence for over 8 years as he is in custody since 5th March, 1997 in relation to the present offence. Indeed, the learned APP has brought to my notice that there are antecedents against the applicant and he has been convicted for those offences. Even so, in so far as present case is concerned, since the applicant has undergone substantial period of sentence i.e. over 8 years out of 10 years, in the interest of justice, applicant 2 deserves to be enlarged on bail in connection with the Sessions Case No.71/1992 on strict conditions, as it is unlikely that the appeal will be heard in near future since appeals prior to 1995 involving similar sentences are pending in this court. Accordingly, this application is allowed on the following conditions. (A) The applicant is directed to be released on furnishing bail bond in the sum of Rs.50,000/-(Rupees fifty thousand only) with two local sureties in like amount. (B) The applicant shall furnish his latest place of residence to the concerned police station. (C) The applicant shall report to the police station once in a fortnight on first and third Monday of every English Calender month between 10 a.m. to 12 noon. (D) The applicant shall surrender his passport, if any, to the concerned police station. If does not possess any passport, such statement be made on affidavit to be 3 filed before this court as condition precedent for grant of bail. (E) The applicant shall not leave jurisdiction of Sessions Court, Greater Bombay till the disposal of the present appeal without seeking prior permission of this court. (F) The applicant shall not indulge in threatening any of the witnesses either in the present case or other cases in which he has already been convicted. 3. Needless to observe that the above conditions will come into play only if the applicant was to avail bail under this order. 4. Application disposed of accordingly.