:1: IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 3231 OF 2005 Sukhdevsingh Swaransingh Jat .. Applicant Vs. State of Maharashtra .. Respondent Mr. Rajan Salvi, amicus curie for applicant. Mr. S.S. Pednekar, APP for State. CORAM: S.C. DHARMADHIKARI, J. CORAM: S.C. DHARMADHIKARI, J. CORAM: S.C. DHARMADHIKARI, J. Date : December 07, 2005. Date : December 07, 2005. Date : December 07, 2005. P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: 1. This is an application through jail. 2. The learned amicus curie Mr. Salvi states that the only request made by the applicant, who is detained in custody, is to reduce the amount on which the bail is granted to him by the Sessions Court. The Sessions Court vide order dated 9th August, 2004 enlarged the applicant on bail in Sessions Case Nos.4 and 5 of 2003 with two sureties of Rs.15,000/- and 10,000/- each in these two cases. On account of poverty and continued detention the applicant is unable to arrange for sureties in the aforesaid sum :2: and he prays that the amount be reduced to Rs.5000/- in each case. Although it is requested that the applicant be released on furnishing Rs.5000/- bail bond in cash it is not possible to accede to the said request. 3. Upon reading of the application and hearing the learned amicus curie as well as Mr. Pednekar, appearing for the State, all that can be granted is that the applicant be enlarged on bail in the sum of Rs.5000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount in each case, if not already released. The rest of the conditions imposed by the order of the Sessions Court to stand and are not interfered with. The order of the Sessions Court is modified to the aforesaid extent. 4. All concerned to act on the authenticated copy of this order. (S.C. Dharmadhikari,J) (S.C. Dharmadhikari,J) (S.C. Dharmadhikari,J)