1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.3763 OF 2009 Zareena Shaikh ....Applicant Vs. The State of Maharashtra ....Respondent ----- Shri R.D. Suryawanshi for Applicant Mrs.S.D. Shinde -APP for State ---- CORAM: V.M. KANADE J. DATED: 5TH NOVEMBER, 2009 P.C. 1. Heard the learned Counsel appearing on behalf of the Applicant and the learned APP for the State. 2. The first application filed by the Applicant was allowed to be withdrawn by order dated 20th March, 2009. An offence has been registered against the present Applicant vide C.R. No. I-152/2008 registered with Bhiwandi Town Police Station for the offence punishable under section 366 of the Indian Penal Code and under sections 3,4,5,6 and 7(1B) of The Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act. Liberty was granted to the 1 Applicant to apply for bail in the event the trial is not over within a period of six months. 3. I am informed that charg is not yet framed and the trial is not likely to be over in near future. The Applicant is an old lady and the allegations against her is that she is running brothel business. Though there is no change in the circumstance, in my view, taking into consideration the fact that the Applicant is in jail since 5th July, 2008 and the trial is not likely to be over immediately in near future, the Applicant deserves to be released on bail. 4. The Applicant be released on bail in a sum of Rs.5,000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount. The Applicant shall report to the concerned police station once in a month. 5. Application is disposed of. (V.M. KANADE J.)