:1: IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 492 OF 2008 IN CRIMINAL REVISION APPLICATION NO. 597 OF 2008 Lalit Susraj Garg ..Applicant Vs. The State of Maharashtra and anr. ..Respondents Mr. Girish R. Agrawal for applicant. Mr. A.S. Shitole, APP for State. CORAM: CORAM: CORAM: SMT.V.K. SMT.V.K. SMT.V.K. TAHILRAMANI,J. TAHILRAMANI,J. TAHILRAMANI,J. Date Date Date : : : November 24, 2008. November 24, 2008. November 24, 2008. P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: 1. By the Judgment and Order dated 13/12/2005, the applicant has been convicted under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. By the present application, the applicant is seeking bail. The trial court had directed the applicant to deposit Rs.7,00,000/- as compensation and also directed the applicant to undergo RI for six months. The applicant has already deposited the amount of Rs.7,00,000/- in the trial court on 13/12/2005 itself. 2. Looking to the fact that the entire amount has :2: been deposited and in order to explore possibility of settlement, I am inclined to grant temporary bail to the applicant. 3. The applicant be released on bail in the sum of Rs.15,000/- with one surety in the like amount or in the alternate cash deposit of the like amount. It is made clear that this temporary bail is granted to the applicant only upto 12/1/2009. Liberty to the applicant to prefer a fresh application for regular bail, if necessary. 4. Application is disposed of. (Smt.V.K. (Smt.V.K. (Smt.V.K. Tahilramani,J.) Tahilramani,J.) Tahilramani,J.)