Hanmant Shankar Jivane vs. The State Of Maharashtra

Order - Status 8: IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 67 OF 2012 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1352 OF 2006 Hanmant Shankar Jivane ... Petitioner. vs. The State of Maharashtra. ... Respondent. --- Mrs. Sonia Miskeen, Appointed Advocate, Legal Aid Committee, for the Petitioner. Mr. J.P. Yagnik, APP for the Respondent. CORAM: V.M.KANADE & P.D.KODE, JJ. DATED: 10th APRIL,2012 P.C.:- 1. The Applicant has filed this application through Jail. The Applicant is seeking bail. The Applicant was convicted by the Trial Court for the offence punishable under Section 489-B and 489-C and sentence to suffer R.I. for life. 2. We have perused the impugned Judgment and Order passed by the Trial Court. There is sufficient material on record to indicate the involvement of the present applicant. The prosecution case is that the applicant was found to be in possession of counterfeit currency notes valued at Rs. 12 lacs. 3. In this view of the matter, we are not inclined to consider the application. His application for bail is rejected. Criminal Appeal, however is directed to be placed on Final Hearing Board on the week commencing from 23rd April, 2012. 4. Application is accordingly disposed of. (P.D.KODE,J) (V.M.KANADE,J)