1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR. CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 524/2009 ( J.M. Kawale .vs. M.S.E.D.C. Ltd. and one ) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders or directions Court's or Judge's orders. and Registrar's orders Mr. P.A. Abhyankar, Advocate for Appellant. .... CORAM : P.D. KODE, J. DATED : NOVEMBER 26, 2009 Heard. Admit. Call for R. & P. Mr. D.P. Thakre, APP appears for respondent no.2 by waiving notice. Criminal Application (APPA) No. 304/2009 Heard. By present application, the appellant/accused convicted for commission of an offence under Sections 135-1 (c), and 138-D of the Electricity Act and sentenced to suffer S.I. for a term of six months on each count and ordered to pay fine of Rs.2000/- on each count and in default of payment of fine, to undergo further SI for three months on each count, has prayed for suspension of sentence and releasing him on bail pending hearing and 2 disposal of the appeal. Having regard to the statement made by the learned counsel for the appellant that the appellant has already paid fine amount and appellant was on bail during the proceeding before the lower Court, the application deserves to be allowed. Pending hearing and disposal of the appeal, the substantive sentence of imprisonment imposed upon the appellant is hereby suspended and he is further directed to be released on bail upon his furnishing a PR bond in a sum of Rs.15,000/- with one surety in like amount and subject to the conditions of appellant (i) residing at the address mentioned in the appeal memo and not changing the same without prior permission of the Court and (ii) not committing any offence while on bail granted by this order. Application stands disposed of. JUDGE halwai