1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 290 OF 2010 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1094 OF 2008 Ramesh Kisan Shinde ..Applicant Vs. The State of Maharashtra ..Respondent ----- Mr.D.G. Khamkar for Applicant Mrs. R.V. Newton - APP for State ----- CORAM: V.M. KANADE J. DATED: 29TH APRIL, 2010 P.C. 1. Heard the learned Counsel appearing on behalf of the Applicant and the learned APP for the State. 2. The Applicant was convicted by the Trial Court for an offence punishable under sections 395 r/w. 397 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced to suffer R.I. for 7 years and to pay fine of Rs.500/- and, in default, to suffer further S.I. for 15 days. Appeal filed by by the Applicant is admitted. 3. It is submitted that the Applicant has already undergone six years, 4 months and 5 days out of the sentence of 7 years and he will be released after 2 completing the entire sentence on 3.11.2010. It is also submitted that since the Applicant has already undergone 90% of the sentence, he deserves to be released on bail. 4. The Applicant be released on bail on execution of P.R. Bond of Rs.5,000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount. He shall report to the concerned police station once in a month. 5. Application is disposed of. (V.M. KANADE J.)