1 Appln 5362-10 Anand IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.5362 OF 2010 Shantaram Bhivaji Mendage ..Applicant V/s. The State of Maharashtra ..Respondent Mr.Shirish Gupte, Senior Counsel with Mr.K.S.Patil, for the Applicant Mrs.S.D.Shinde, APP, for the Respondent - State CORAM : R.C.CHAVAN, J. DATE : 21ST DECEMBER, 2010 P.C. . Heard the learned Counsel for the respective parties. 2. This is an application for bail by an accused, who has been charge sheeted & arrested in connection with C.R.No.500 of 2006 for the offence punishable under Sections 120(B), 364(A), 307, 387 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, Section 25 of the Indian Arms Act & Section 135 of the Bombay 2 Appln 5362-10 Police Act registered with Nigdi Police Station, District Pune. The applicant was along with some co-accused when they abducted the first informant on 18th July, 2006. The applicant was identified at the Test Identification Parade. The first informant stated that the applicant was seen by him when he was abducted. A mobile phone allegedly belonging to the first informant was seized at the instance of the applicant but there is no reference in the report about loss of any mobile phone and the mobile phone recovered is not traced to that of the applicant. 3. Considering that co-accused have been bailed out by this Court as well as Court of Sessions, applicant too be released on bail on his furnishing P.R.Bond of Rs.25,000/- with one or more solvent sureties in the aggregate sum of Rs.25,000/- on the condition that he shall attend Nigdi Police Station, District Pune on the 1st Sunday of every month between 3 Appln 5362-10 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. till the trial is over. 4. Criminal Application is disposed of. (R.C.CHAVAN, J.)