High Court of Bombay Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction granted bail and suspended imprisonment for a serving police officer convicted under Section 279 IPC following a settlement with the victim.
Sentence of imprisonment suspended; applicant directed to be released on bail by executing the same bond.
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APPR 33 of 2018
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CRIMINAL APPLICATION No. 33 OF 2018 IN
CRIMINAL REVISION APPLICATION No. 43 OF 2018
Dattatraya S/o. Shankar Sherkar ….Applicant Vs. The State of Maharashtra ….Respondent
Mr. Santosh Harischandra Chari for Applicants
Mr.Swapnil S. Pednekar - APP for the State
CORAM : PRAKASH D. NAIK, J. DATE : 19 JANUARY, 2018.
P.C. :-
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Order
(i) The sentence of imprisonment awarded vide judgment and order dated 23rd June, 2015 passed by the Ld. Metropolitan Magistrate, 40th Court, Girguam, Mumbai Court in C.C. 577/PS of 2014 which has been confirmed by the Sessions Court vide judgment and order dated 5th January, 2018 in Criminal Appeal No.
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582 of 2015 is suspended and the Applicant is directed to be released on bail by executing a same bail bond with same cash bail which was executed during the pendency of the trial;
[PRAKASH D. NAIK, J.]
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2 issues framed by the court
Whether the applicant, a serving police officer settled out of court, should be released on bail after conviction.
Whether the reasonable sentence imposed should be suspended.
Dattatraya S/o. Shankar Sherkar
The State of Maharashtra
Prakash D. Naik
As recorded by the court registry
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