:1: IN IN IN THE THE THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.890 OF 2008 WITH CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.996 OF 2008 Sundar Rajratnam Kanagal. ... Applicant. Vs. The State of Maharashtra. ... Respondent. Mr.C.K.Talekar for the Applicant. Mrs.A.A. Mane for the Respondent. CORAM : R.S. MOHITE, J. DATE : 2nd September, 2008 P.C. P.C. P.C. 1. As the subsequent fresh application is filed, this application is rejected. ..... Cri.Application No.996 of 2008 in Criminal Appeal No.773 of 2008 1. This is an application for grant of bail and has been pressed for the first time. The conviction is U/s. 397 read with 34 of the IPC. The maximum sentence is of seven years. It is seen that the arrest is after three years of the incident and the identification parade is held even thereafter after three months. There is no recovery of the revolver said to have been possessed by the applicant. There is also no recovery of any jewellery. Out of the :2: two eye witnesses, only one eye witness had identified the applicant. The applicant was on bail in the trial court and there is no history of abuse of bail. The Advocate for the applicant states that there are no antecedents. In the circumstances, I am inclined to grant bail to the applicant. It is therefore, directed that pending hearing and final disposal of the appeal, the applicant may be released on bail in the sum of Rs.50,000/- with one surety in the like amount subject to condition that the applicant will report to MIDC Police Station, Andheri twice in a month on every first and third Monday till the disposal of the appeal on merits. Application is disposed off. (R. S. MOHITE, J.)