Rajendra Keshavrao Bidkar v. The State Of Maharashtra

3-APPA-936-2015.doc Ladda

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION No. 936 of 2015 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 780 of 2015 Rajendra Keshavrao Bidkar ..Applicant/Appellant.

Vs State of Maharashtra ..Respondent.

Mr Jayant Joseph Bardeskar, Advocate for the Appellant. Mr A.R. Patil, APP for the State.

CORAM : A.R.JOSHI,J DATE : 14th August, 2015 P.C. :

Heard rival submissions on this application for bail and suspension of sentence during the pendency of the appeal. Today, appeal preferred by the appellant is admitted. The applicant is convicted for the offence under section 13 (1) (d) r/w 13 (2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act and sentenced to suffer RI for one year and to pay a fine of Rs.5000/- in default to suffer S.I.for five months. Reportedly, fine amount is already paid. During the trial, the applicant was on bail. Now also he is on bail till filing of the appeal. Hence, in the opinion of this Court, he can be released on bail during the pendency of the appeal.

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3-APPA-936-2015.doc ORDER :

The application is allowed and disposed of as under : The applicant/accused be released on same bail as granted by the trial Court with fresh bonds to be executed before the trial Court. (A.R.JOSHI, J.) 2/2