1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR. CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.148/2011 (Keshav Gopala Tijare .vrs. State of Maharashtra) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders or directions Court's or Judge's orders. and Registrar's orders Mr. V.N. Morande, Advocate for appellant, Mr. A.S. Sonare, APP for respondent/State. .......... CORAM : P.D. KODE, J DATED : MARCH 24, 2011 Heard. Admit. Call for R & P. Mr. A.S. Sonare, learned APP appears on behalf of the respondent/State by waiving notice. Criminal Application (APPA) No.193/2011 Heard. By the present application, the applicant–appellant convicted for commission of offences under Sections 354 and 323 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced to suffer S.I. for 6 months and to pay fine of Rs.3,000/- in default to undergo S.I. for 2 months for offence u/s 354 of IPC on first count and S.I. for 1 month and to pay fine of Rs.500/- in default to undergo S.I. for 1 month for offence under Sections 323 IPC on second count by the learned Extra Joint Ad-hoc Additional Sessions Judge, 2 Chandrapur in Sessions Case No.59/2009 by the judgment and order dated 15.2.2011, has prayed for suspension of sentence and releasing him on bail, pending hearing and disposal of the appeal. Having regard to the submission made by the learned counsel for the applicant that he was on bail during the pendency of the trial, the sentence imposed being of 6 months and appellant having already deposited the fine amount ordered to be paid and it is unlikely that appeal would come up for hearing immediately in near future, the prayer made in the application deserves consideration. In said premises, pending hearing and disposal of the appeal, the substantive sentence of imprisonment imposed upon the applicant/appellant is hereby suspended and the applicant is directed to be released on bail upon furnishing a PR bond in the sum of Rs.25,000/- with two sureties in the like amount and subject to the conditions of the applicant : (i) staying at the address mentioned in the appeal memo and not changing the same without the permission of the Court, (ii) not indulging in any activity of threatening, intimidating or harassing the witnesses who have deposed against him at the trial, (iii)not committing any offence while being on bail granted vide this order and (iv)appearing before this Court at the time of final hearing. The application stands disposed of. JUDGE Gulande