IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 467 OF 2009 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 467 OF 2009 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 467 OF 2009 1. Ravindra Lalmani Shukla, 2. Jitendra Rameshchandra Shukla ...Applicants vs. The State of Maharashtra ...Respondent Shri P.R. Yadav for the Applicants. Mr.Rajesh More, APP for the State. CORAM : V.M. KANADE, J. CORAM : V.M. KANADE, J. CORAM : V.M. KANADE, J. DATED : FEBRUARY 6, 2009 DATED : FEBRUARY 6, 2009 DATED : FEBRUARY 6, 2009 P.C. :- P.C. :- P.C. :- 1. Heard Counsel for the applicants and APP for the State. 2. This is an application for reduction of the bail amount. The Sessions Court was pleased to direct that the applicants should be released on bail on execution of Personal Bond of Rs.50,000/- with one or more local and solvent sureties of like amount. 3. It is submitted that despite of best efforts taken by the applicant, he was unable to furnish surety in the sum of Rs.50,000/-. It is, therefore, submitted that the said amount may be reduced from Rs.50,000/- to Rs.10,000/-. - 2 - 4. The Apex Court in catena of cases has held that unreasonable high amount should not be fixed for the purpose of furnishing bail and that such an amount should commensurate with the financial leaving of the applicant. 5. In the present case, though the Sessions Court was pleased to grant bail to the applicant on 13.1.2009, the applicants should not avail of the bail on account of his inability to furnish surety in the sum of Rs.50,000/-. Under these circumstances, it would be appropriate if the said amount is reduced to Rs.10,000/- each. 6. Order is, accordingly, modified and the applicants be released on bail on execution of Personal Bond of Rs.10,000/- each with one or more local and solvent sureties of like amount. The other conditions imposed in the said order shall continue and are not modified. 7. The application is, accordingly, allowed in the - 3 - aforesaid terms. (V.M. KANADE, J.) (V.M. KANADE, J.) (V.M. KANADE, J.)