- 1 - IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION No. 176 OF 2008 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 153 OF 2008 Digambar D. Mane Applicant Vs. The State of Maharashtra Respondent Mr. S. V. Marvadi i/b Ms. Vishranti Navale, Advocate for the applicant. Mr. S. R. Shinde, APP for the respondent State. CORAM : A. P. DESHPANDE, J. DATE : FEBRUARY 28, 2008. PC . Appeal is admitted. 2. The applicant has been convicted for the offence punishable under section 7 and 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act,1988. For the offence punishable under section 7 of the Act, the applicant has been sentenced to suffer simple imprisonment for six months and to pay fine of Rs.1,000/- in default to suffer simple imprisonment for - 2 - three months, whereas for the offence under section 13(2) of the Act the applicant has been sentenced to suffer simple imprisonment for one year and to pay fine of Rs.1,000/- in default to suffer simple imprisonment for three months. The substantive sentences are directed to run concurrently. The learned counsel for the applicant submits that the maximum substantive sentence is one year and the appeal is not likely to come up for hearing within the said period. The applicant was also released on bail during the trial and has not mis-used the liberty. I am of the view that this is a fit case to grant bail. Hence, I direct the applicant/accused to be released on bail on the same terms and conditions on which he was released during the course of trial, on executing fresh bail bonds. Application is accordingly disposed of. Sd/- [ A. P. DESHPANDE, J.]