Deepankar Sarkar v. The State Of Maharashtra

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 551 OF 2015 IN ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO. 900 OF 2011 Deepankar Sarkar ... Applicant.

V/s.

The State of Maharashtra ... Respondent.

--- Ms. Priyanka S. Karnik h/for Sandeep R. Karnik, Advocate for the Applicant.

Mr. Deepak Thakery, A.P.P. for the Respondent - State. --- CORAM : A. M. BADAR, J.

DATE : 26th JULY, 2016 P.C. :

The application is moved for relaxation of the condition of the order passed by this Court on 8th November, 2011. The learned counsel for the applicant/accused has submitted that this Court has ordered that : "In the event of applicants' arrest in crime no. 13 of 2011 registered at Mhasala Police Station, Dist. Raigad, the applicants be released on bail on their furnishing P.R. Bonds in the sum of Rs. 50,000/- by each of them with one or more solvent sureties in the sums aggregating to Rs.50,000/- by each of them on the following conditions".

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spb/ 31appp551-15.doc The learned counsel for the applicant/accused submits that it is not possible for the applicant to arrange for surety in the sum of Rs.50,000/- as directed by this court by order dated 8th November, 2011 and she submits that the applicant/ accused be permitted to furnish cash surety of Rs. 50,000/- instead of surety bond.

Learned APP submits that as yet the chargesheet is not filed.

Request so made by the applicant/accused is reasonable. Purpose of securing presence of the applicant / accused for trial can be ensured either by solvent surety or by cash surety.

Hence, the applicant is permitted to furnish a cash surety of Rs.50,000/- instead of furnishing one or more solvent sureties in the sum of Rs.50,000/-.

Application is disposed of in the above terms. (A. M. BADAR, J.) .....

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