1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.407/2011 HARISH ANANDRAO WANKHEDE ..VS.. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders Court's or Judge's or directions and Registrar's orders. Orders. Mr. R.H. Nawlani, advocate for petitioner Mr. R.S. Nayak, A.P.P. For respondent – state CORAM : P.V.HARDAS & S.B.DESHMUKH,JJ DATE : 24.08.2011 Heard learned counsel for the appellant. Admit. Learned A.P.P. accepts notice of admission of appeal. Criminal Application No.542/2011 This is an application at the behest of the applicant/ original accused no.5 seeking suspension of substantive sentence of imprisonment and his enlargement on bail pending decision of the appeal. The applicant stands convicted for an offence punishable under section 201 of the Indian Penal Code and is sentenced to imprisonment for five years. Since it is a short term sentence and the appeal of the applicant cannot be decided expeditiously, we are inclined to allow this application. Accordingly this application is allowed and the substantive sentence of imprisonment is suspended pending the decision of the appeal. The applicant be enlarged on bail on his 2 furnishing a P. R. Bond in the sum of Rs.20,000/- with one surety in the like amount to the satisfaction of the trial court. The applicant shall report his presence at Police Station Ganeshpeth, Nagpur once in three months i.e. on the first Saturday of the quarter between 8.00 to 9.00 a.m. till the disposal of the appeal. JUDGE JUDGE SMP