IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 1226 OF 2007 IN APPEAL NO. 1173 OF 2007. Baburao Ganpati Bhoi..... ...... .....Applicant. V/s The State of Maharashtra... ...... ......Respondent. Mr.Shekhar A. Ingawale, Adv. For the applicant. Mr.S.R.Shinde, APP For the respondent. CORAM: A.P.DESHPANDE, J. 27/11/07 PC: The applicant at the time of commission of offence was working as Talathi. The applicant-accused is convicted of an offence under section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act and sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment for one year and to pay fine of Rs.500/- in default to suffer rigorous imprisonment for three months. For offence under section 13(1)(d) r/w section 13 (2) of the Prevention of Act the applicant is sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for two years and pay fine ofRs.1500/- in default to rigorous imprisonment for six months. The substantive sentences are to run concurrently. 2. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant- accused was on bail during the trial and has not misused the same. Further a statement is made that the fine amount has been 1 deposited in the Court below. Perused the impugned judgment. The appeal is not likely to come up for final hearing before expiry of period of sentence. Hence I direct that the applicant-accused b released/continued on bail on same terms and conditions on which he was released on bail during the trial on executing fresh bond. Application stands disposed of accordingly. 27.11.07 2