Rajkumar Ramchandra Igawe And ANR v. The State Of Maharashtra

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION No. 1094 of 2015 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 879 of 2015 Rajkumar Ramchandra Igawe and Anr ..Applicants.

Versus

The State of Maharashtra ..Respondent.

Mr U.R. Agandsurve, Advocate for the Appellant. Mrs Anamika Malhotra, APP for the State.

CORAM : A.R.JOSHI,J DATE : 7th September, 2015 P.C. :

1) Heard the learned Counsel for both the applicants on the application for bail and for suspension of the substantive sentence during pendency of the appeal.

2) The applicant no.1 who is original accused no. 1 is convicted for the offence under section 7, 13 (1) (d) read with Section 13 (2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and is sentenced to suffer RI for two years each on each count and is also sentenced to pay fine of Rs.5,000/- on each count in default to suffer further R.I. for three months on each count. 3) Applicant No.2 original Accused No.3 is convicted for the offence under Section 12 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and sentenced to suffer RI for two years and to pay fine of Rs.5,000/- in default of payment of fine to 1/2

6-APPA-1094-2015.doc suffer further R.I. for three months. Reportedly, the fine amounts are already paid.

4) During the trial, the applicants were released on bail and after conviction also they are released on bail till filing of the appeal. Hence, both the applicants be released on same bail, as granted by the trial Court, with fresh bonds to be executed before the trial Court. The substantive sentence is suspended till the conclusion of the appeal. This order will be effective only after the fine amounts are deposited by the applicants in the trial Court. 5) Application is accordingly disposed of.

(A.R.JOSHI, J.) Certified to be true and correct copy of the original signed order. 2/2