Shashikant Chandrakant Thorat v. The State Of Maharashtra

17.appa149.1714.17.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 149 OF 2017 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 33 OF 2017 Shashikant Chandrakant Thorat.

..Applicant.

V/s.

The State of Maharashtra.

..Respondents.

Mr. Dilip Mishra I/b. Mr. Ayaz Khan, advocate for applicant. Mr. S.S. Pednekar, APP for State.

WITH CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 1714 OF 2017 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 9 OF 2018 Bhagwan Maruti Patil.

..Applicant.

V/s.

The State of Maharashtra.

..Respondents.

Ms. Nasarin Ayubi, advocate appointed for applicant by High Court Legal Aid Committee.

Mr. S.S. Pednekar, APP for State.

CORAM : SMT. SADHANA S. JADHAV,J.

DATE : JANUARY 14, 2019.

P. C. :

These are applications for bail. The learned Counsel for the applicants submits that the matter can be fixed for hearing peremptorily. However, since this Court is hearing the appeals of the year 2014 where the accused have almost completed the sentence in jail or are at the Talwalkar

17.appa149.1714.17.doc verge of completion of their substantive sentence, it would not be proper to fix the present matter to the final hearing. However, the liberty is given to renew the prayer for grant of bail after 6 months. In view of this, applications seeking suspension of sentence are disposed of. It is made clear that these applications are not heard on merits. [SMT. SADHANA S. JADHAV, J.] Talwalkar