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. 1437 OF 2008 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 1437 OF 2008 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 1437 OF 2008 IN IN IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO, 1336 OF 2008 CRIMINAL APPEAL NO, 1336 OF 2008 CRIMINAL APPEAL NO, 1336 OF 2008 Shri Bhausaheb Haribhau Pingal ...Applicant (Orig.Accused No.1) vs. The State of Maharashtra ...Respondent (Orig.Complainant) Mr.M.S. Karnik for the Applicant. Mr.S.S. Pednekar, APP for the State. CORAM : V.M. KANADE, J. CORAM : V.M. KANADE, J. CORAM : V.M. KANADE, J. DATED : DECEMBER 18, 2008 DATED : DECEMBER 18, 2008 DATED : DECEMBER 18, 2008 P.C. :- P.C. :- P.C. :- 1. Heard Counsel for the applicant and APP for the State. 2. The applicant has been convicted for the offence punishable under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, and sentenced to suffer SI for one year and to pay fine of Rs.1000/- and in default of payment of fine, to suffer SI for three months. He has also been also convicted for the offence punishable under Section 13(1)(d) read with Section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, and sentenced to - 2 - suffer SI for one year and to pay fine of Rs.1000/- and in default of payment of fine, to suffer further SI for three months. Both the sentences are directed to run concurrently. 3. The applicant was on bail during trial. Taking into consideration one year sentence awarded by the trial court, it would be appropriate to direct that the applicant be released on bail during the pendency of the appeal. 4. The applicant, therefore, be released on bail in the sum of Rs.5000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount. The applicant shall, however, report to Anti Corruption Bureau, Nashik, as and when called. 5. The application is disposed of. (V.M. KANADE, J.) (V.M. KANADE, J.) (V.M. KANADE, J.)