Abhinandan Ratan Zende v. The State Of Maharashtra

12.APPA.1280 in Apeal.690.16 aw 1300.16 in Apeal.690.16.doc

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.1280 OF 2017 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.690 OF 2016 WITH CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.1300 OF 2016 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.690 OF 2016 Abhinandan Ratan Zende ..Applicant Vs The State of Maharashtra ..Respondent ----- Mr. Ramdas Shelke for the Applicant.

Mr. A.R. Kapadnis, APP for the Respondent State. CORAM : A.S.GADKARI, J.

DATE : 14th MARCH 2018.

P.C.:

1.

This is an application for suspension of sentence and releasing the applicant on bail on the ground that the applicant has already undergone more than 50% of the sentence as of today.

2.

The applicant is convicted under Section 120-B of the Indian Penal Code and has been sentenced to suffer maximum imprisonment for seven years and to pay a total fine of Rs.10,000/- by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Karad in Sessions Case No.93/2013 by its judgment and order dated 23.08.2016.

Aarti Palkar 1/2

12.APPA.1280 in Apeal.690.16 aw 1300.16 in Apeal.690.16.doc 3.

The record indicates that in the present crime, the applicant was arrested on 22.09.2013 and since then he is in jail. That, as of today, the applicant has undergone the actual imprisonment for four years and five months. As the applicant is convicted for the offences punishable of the Indian Penal Code and has undergone more than 50% of the actual sentence, he is entitled to be released on bail. Hence, the following order.

(a) The applicant be released on bail in Sessions Case No.93/2013 arising out of C.R.No.168 of 2004 registered with Karad Police Station, Satara on his furnishing PR bond of Rs.25,000/- with one or two solvent local sureties in the like amount. (b) During the pendency of the appeal, the applicant shall attend the concerned Police Station on every first Monday of the month between 11.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. If the said Monday comes on a holiday or non-Court working day, he shall attend the Court on the immediate next working day.

4.

Application is allowed in the aforesaid terms. (A.S.GADKARI, J.) Aarti Palkar 2/2