:1: IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 499 OF 2006 Brij Bhusan Sharma ...Applicant. v/s The State of Maharashtra ...Respondent. --- Mr. Mubin Solkar with Sukanta Karmarkar for the applicant. Mr. Y.S. Shinde, APP for the State. --- CORAM: CORAM: CORAM: V.M. KANADE, J. V.M. KANADE, J. V.M. KANADE, J. DATE: DATE: DATE: 1st March, 2006 1st March, 2006 1st March, 2006 P.C: 1. Heard the learned Counsel for the applicant and the learned APP for the State. 2. The applicant was arrested on 16/10/1998 and he is in jail since then. Several cases were filed against the applicant under MPID Act. It is submitted that the applicant has been released on bail in all these cases. It is submitted that the applicant has already undergone 7 years imprisonment as an under trial prisoner. The learned APP has taken instructions. He submitted that the applicant has been released on bail in all cases. The learned Counsel for the applicant has filed orders of grant of bail by this Court in Criminal Application Nos.8505/2005, 8506/2005 and :2: 8507/2005 which are taken on record. 3. In my view, the applicant cannot indefinitely remain in jail without trial. Under these circumstances, the applicant be released on bail in M.P.I.D Special Case No. 3 of 2000 in the sum of Rs 25,000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount. The applicant is permitted to deposit cash initially and, thereafter, furnish sureties within two weeks. 4. Application is disposed of in the above terms. V.M. V.M. V.M. KANADE, J. KANADE, J. KANADE, J.