305.IA3461.2026.odt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 3461 OF 2026 IN INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 2703 OF 2026 WITH CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 795 OF 2017 Sameer Ramchandra Kharkar. … Applicant Versus State of Maharashtra & Ors. … Respondents -------------- Mr. MayankA S.R. i/b. Mr. Khan Abdul Wahab, Advocate for Applicant. Mr. A.A. Palkar, APP for Respondent/State. -------------- CORAM : M. S. KARNIK & SANDESH D.PATIL, JJ. DATE : 9th OCTOBER, 2026 P.C. : 1. Heard the learned Counsel for the Applicant. 2. Vide Order dated 21st August, 2026 we had granted bail to the Applicant on the following conditions : (i) The sentence imposed by the Trial Court in Sessions Case no. 718 of 2015 shall stand suspended during the pendency of the Appeal. (ii) The Applicant - Sameer Ramchandra Kharkar shall be released on bail on furnishing P.R. Bond of Rs.25,000/- with one or two sureties of the like Talwalkar 1 ARUNA SANDEEP TALWALKAR Digitally signed by ARUNA SANDEEP TALWALKAR Date: 2026.10.10 17:32:22 +0530 305.IA3461.2026.odt amount. (iii) The Applicant shall report once in two months to the Police Station where the crime was registered. The said reporting shall be on 1st Monday of the month when the reporting is due. (iv) The Applicant shall give his address, mobile number to the Police Inspector of the Police Station where the crime was registered and in case of any change thereof, same shall also be intimated to the said Police Officer. (v) The Applicant shall remain present before this Court, as and when the matter is taken up for hearing. (vi) The Interim Application is disposed of accordingly. 3. The condition No. (ii) namely, that the Applicant shall be released on bail on furnishing P.R. Bond of Rs. 25,000/- with one or two sureties of the like amount is the condition which the Applicant is bringing to our notice vide an application made through jail. It is his contention that since his parents are not there, it would not be possible for him to furnish sureties and instead he be released by furnishing cash surety to the like amount. 4. We have considered the application made by the Applicant. Since we have already granted bail vide order dated Talwalkar 2 305.IA3461.2026.odt 21st August, 2026, inspite of passage of such a long time, the Applicant could not be released on bail only because he does not have any sureties in the like amount. In these circumstances, we are inclined to grant the present application with the following directions : (i) The Application is allowed. (ii) The Applicant – Sameer Ramchandra Kharkar shall furnish cash bond of Rs. 25,000/- prior to his release on bail. (iii) After the Applicant is released on bail, he shall furnish sureties to the amount of Rs. 25,000/- within a period of 6 weeks from the date of his release from jail. 5. The Interim Application is disposed of accordingly. (SANDESH D.PATIL, J.) (M. S. KARNIK, J.) Talwalkar 3