11b. cr appa 336-10.doc RMA IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 336 OF 2010 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.157 OF 2010 Virpaksha Shivamurti Kore .. Applicant Vs The State of Maharashtra .. Respondent Mr. Ajit Savagave for the Applicant Mr. S.A. Shaik APP for the State CORAM : SMT. V.K. TAHILRAMANI, J DATE : 1st SEPTEMBER, 2010. P.C.: 1. Heard learned advocate for the applicant and learned APP for the State. 2. The applicant original accused has been convicted under Sections 498A and 306 of IPC. The maximum sentence imposed on the applicant is five years. Against the said order, he has preferred the appeal which is admitted. Now, the applicant is seeking bail. 3. Learned advocate for the applicant states that besides the present case, the applicant has a clean record. He further states that the applicant was on bail during the trial and he has not misused the liberty granted to him. Both these statements have not been controverted by learned APP. 1 11b. cr appa 336-10.doc Moreover, the appeal is not likely to come up for hearing in near future. 4. Looking to the evidence on record, sentence imposed on the applicant, the period undergone by him and the fact that during the trial, he was on bail, I am inclined to grant bail to the applicant. Hence, the order: O R D E R 1. Applicant Virpaksha Shivamurti Kore be released on bail in the sum of Rs. 25,000/- [Rs. Twenty Five Thousand Only] with one or two sureties to make up the said amount. The Applicant shall report to the Gadhinglaj Police Station once in a month till disposal of the appeal. 2. Application is allowed in above terms. [SMT. V.K. TAHILRAMANI, J.] 2 11b. cr appa 336-10.doc 3