Chhaya Ashok Kumar Purwar v. The Superintendent Of Police And ANR

911-i.APPA.683-15.doc

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.683 OF 2015 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.633 OF 2015 Chhaya Ashok Kumar Purwar ..Applicant

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The Superintendent of Police (A.C.B. C.B.I., Mumbai) and another ..Respondents ....

Mr. R.L. Gurnani i/b. S.Y. Amare i/b. P.S. Hingorani, for the Applicant.

Mrs. P.P. Bhosale, APP, for the State.

Ms. Rebecca Gonsalves, Counsel for respondent - CBI. ....

CORAM : A. R. JOSHI, J.

DATE : 25th JUNE, 2015 P.C.

1.

Heard rival arguments on this application for bail during pendency of appeal.

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The applicant/original accused No.2 was convicted for the offence punishable under Section 109 of IPC read with Section 13(1)(e) read with Section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and was sentenced to suffer SI for two years and fine of Rs.50,000/-. Reportedly, the fine amount is already paid. During the trial and after 1 / 2

911-i.APPA.683-15.doc the conviction, the applicant was granted bail and till date she is on bail. Considering the case against her and sentence of two years, in the opinion of this Court present application can be allowed as the final hearing of the appeal will take sometime. As such, the applicant be released on bail as granted by the trial Court with fresh bonds to be executed before the trial Court. The applicant shall give her detailed present residential address and contact number to ACB, CBI, Mumbai i.e. the prosecuting Agency and inform the Agency in the event of change in the address. Application is disposed of accordingly. ( A. R. JOSHI, J.) Deshmane (PS) 2 / 2