- 1 - rng IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.29 OF 2010 in CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.279 OF 2007 Mr.Guru Ramkrishna Gowda ...Applicant vs The State of Maharashtra .. Respondent Mr.Sandeep Kekare i.b Mr.Meghashyam Kocharekar for Applicant Mr.S.S.Pednekar A.P.P.for Respondent-State CORAM: SMT RANJANA DESAI SMT MRIDULA BHATKAR,JJ DATED: 2nd February 2010 P.C. 1. In this application, the applicant has prayed that order dated 9th July,2009 passed by the Division Bench of this Court to which one of us (Smt.Justice Ranjana Desai,) was a party be modified. By the said order, we had directed the applicant to be released on bail in the sum of Rs.15,000/- with one or two sureties to make up the amount. Learned counsel for the applicant submitted that the applicant has not been able to furnish the said surety and though the order is passed as back as on 9th July, 2009 till date he continues to be in jail. He therefore, submitted that the amount of surety may be reduced. He further submitted that the applicant’s - 2 - father is prepared to stand as a surety for the applicant. However, he maybe permitted to deposit the Fixed Deposit Receipt from any nationalised bank under section 445 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. 2. The applicant has not been able to get himself released on bail as he is unable to offer surety in the sum of Rs.15,000/-. The order was passed by this Court on 9th July, 2009. The applicant continues to be in jail despite the bail order. 3. In the circumstances, we feel that the bail amount need to be reduced. Hence, we direct that the applicant Guru Ramkrishna Gowda be released on bail in the sum of Rs.7000/- instead of Rs.15,000/-. The applicant shall approach the appropriate authority for acceptance of the surety. The appropriate authority shall consider independently whether the applicant could hand over Fixed deposit receipts from any nationalised bank under section 445 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Application is disposed of accordingly. SMT RANJANA DESAI, J SMT MRIDULA BHATKAR, J - 3 -