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Kunal Kishorbhai Patel v. the State of Maharashtra

Bombay HC12 Apr 2019APPA/491/2019

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What is this about?

An application under Section 389 Cr.P.C. was allowed to suspend the two-year rigorous imprisonment sentence imposed on the appellant for violating the Electricity Act. The High Court suspended the sentence and enlarged the appellant on bail upon furnishing a bond and sureties.

What did the court decide?

Suspension of substantive sentence and enlargement of applicant on bail with conditions.

Kunal Kishorbhai Patel Vs the State of Maharashtra — Bail and Remand | Bombay HC (2019)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

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CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 491 OF 2019 WITH CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 492 OF 2019

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IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 502 OF 2019

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Kunal Kishorbhai Patel v/s.

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..Appellant/Applicant

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The State of Maharashtra ..Respondent

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Mr. Shyamrishi Pathak for the Appellant/Applicant.

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Ms. Pallavi N. Dabholkar-APP for the State.

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CORAM : SMT. SADHANA S. JADHAV, J. DATED : 12^th April 2019.

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P.C.

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Heard.

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This is an applications filed under Section 389 of Cr.P.C. the applicant herein is seeking suspension of substantive sentence imposed upon the applicant by the District Judge-4 and Additional Sessions Judge, Thane in J. Special Case MSEB No. 8 of 2015, vide judgment and order dated 28^th February 2019. The applicant is convicted for the offence punishable under Section 135 of Electricity Act and is sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment for two years

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and to pay fine of Rs. 29,65,000/- (Rs. Twenty Nine Lakhs Sixty Five Thousand Only), in default to suffer further simple imprisonment for six months. The fine amount is paid by the applicant.

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The learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant was on bail during the pendency of the trial and has not committed breach of any conditions imposed upon him. The sentence imposed upon him is short term sentence. Hence the following order:-

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Order

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i) The Criminal Applications are allowed. ii) The substantive sentence imposed upon the applicant vide judgment and order dated 28^th February 2019 passed District Judge-4 and Additional Sessions Judge, Thane in J. Special Case MSEB No. 8 of 2015 is hereby suspended.

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iii) The applicant be enlarged on bail on furnishing P.R. Bond in the sum of Rs. 50,000/- and one or more solvent sureties in the like amount.

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iv) The applicant shall cause his presence before District Judge-4 and Additional Sessions Judge, Thane, once in six months on the date assigned by the District Judge-4 and Additional Sessions Judge, Thane.

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v) Upon failure to attend any two consecutive dates, the District Judge-4 and Additional Sessions

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Judge, Thane shall make report to the High Court and the prosecution would be at liberty to seek cancellation of bail.

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vi) The applications stand disposed of.

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(SMT. SADHANA S. JADHAV, J)

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Kunal Kishorbhai Patel v. the State of Maharashtra

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