1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR. Criminal Appeal No. 530/2009 (Vijay Kumar Verma s/o Balbhadra Das Verma .vs. The Dy. Superintendent of Police, CBI, ACB Sleuth, Nagpur. ) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders or directions Court's or Judge's orders. and Registrar's orders Mr. A.V. Gupta, Advocate for Appellant. CORAM : P.D. KODE, J. DATED : DECEMBER 2, 2009 Heard. Admit. Call for R. & P. Mr. S.B. Ahirkar, Advocate appears for the respondent by waiving notice. Cri. Application (APPA) No. 328/2009 Heard. By the present application, the applicant/appellant convicted for commission of offence punishable under Section 13(1)(e) read with Section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act and sentenced to suffer R.I. for one year and to pay a fine of Rs.25,000/- and in default of payment of fine, to suffer further S.I. for three months, has prayed for suspension of the sentence 2 imposed by the trial Court and for releasing him on bail pending hearing and disposal of the appeal. Having regard to the submission of the learned counsel for the appellant that the appellant was on bail during the proceeding before the trial Court and after his conviction the appellant has paid the fine amount imposed by the trial Court, the prayer in the application deserves consideration. Pending hearing and final disposal of the appeal, the substantive sentence of imprisonment imposed by the trial Court is hereby suspended and the appellant is directed to be released on bail upon furnishing a PR bond in the sum of Rs.30,000/- with one or more sureties to make up the said amount and subject to the conditions of the appellant (i) staying at the address mentioned in the appeal memo and not changing the same without the permission of the Court, (ii) not indulging in any activity of threatening and/or intimidating the witnesses who have deposed against him in the trial and (iii) not committing any offence while being on bail granted by this oder. Hamdast allowed. JUDGE halwai