Prasad Naik Gaonkar., v. State Through, P.P.,

CRMA Nos. 268,269 of 2018

IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA

CRIMINAL MISC. APPLICATION NOS. 268 & 269 OF 2018 IN CRIMINAL APPLICATION (BAIL) NO. 49 OF 2014 CRIMINAL MISC. APPLICATION NO. 268/2018 Vivekanand S. Raut Dessai ...

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Respondent *** Shri Sidhesh Shet, Advocate for the Applicants. Shri S.R. Rivankar, Public Prosecutor for the Respondent. CORAM : C.V. BHADANG, J.

DATE :

3 rd SEPTEMBER 2018 P.C.

These criminal applications are filed by the applicants, who stood sureties to accused no. 8 in Special Case No. 28/2016. The applicants have offered a security of Rs.1 lakh each, before this Court, in accordance with order dated 28.03.2014 in Criminal Miscellaneous Application (Bail) No. 49/2014. 2.

Undisputedly, all the accused, except accused no. 3, have been discharged by the learned Special Judge as per the order dated 20.11.2017.

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The learned Public Prosecutor for the respondent states that the said order has not been challenged by the State, till date.

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The applicants are seeking release of the security amount.

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On hearing the learned Counsel for the applicants and the learned Public Prosecutor, the applications are allowed as prayed in terms of prayer clause (a).

C.V. BHADANG, J.

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