IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 857 OF 2011 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.829 OF 2011 Nadi @ Abdul @ Janjeersingh Nagarsingh Taksardar ..Applicants. v/s. The State ..Respondent. Mr. Nitin Sejpal with Ms Pooja Bhojne, advs. for the Applicant/Appellant. Ms P.P.Shinde, APP for the respondent/State. CORAM : J.H.BHATIA, J. DATE : 9th September, 2011 PC : 1 Applicant, who is the original accused no.3 in sessions case no.422 of 2008 has preferred an appeal against the conviction for the offences punishable under Sections 395 and 342 r/w section 34 of the IPC. 2 Appeal is admitted. 3 For the offence under section 395 IPC, he has been sentenced to undergo RI for six years and and to pay fine of Rs.5,000/-. For the offences punishable under Section 342, he has been sentenced to undergo R.I. for one year and to pay fine of Rs.1,000/-. Both the substantive sentences are to run concurrently . As per the record, he is continuously in custody from the date of arrest, i.e., on 22.2.2006 and thus, he is in jail for about 5 and half years and the substantive sentence will also be over within a next few months. He seeks bail. Record and proceedings is not received in spite of repeated reminders. If the appeal is not heard and disposed off within the next 3-4 months, it may practically become infructuous. 2 Therefore, applicant be released on his executing PR of Rs. 25,000/- with one or two sureties in like amount with condition that he shall not misuse the bail and shall attend Manikpur Police Station every Sunday between 6 to 8 pm till final disposal of the appeal. 3 Application stands disposed off. (J.H.BHATIA, J.)