Govinda Menon, J.-The petitioner herein was the fourth accused in S.C. No. 35 of 1950 on the file of the Court of Session of the West Tanjore Division and he was convicted under section 401, Indian Penal Code and sentenced to three years’ rigorous imprisonment by the learned Sessions Judge. Criminal Appeal No. 494 of 1950 is against the said conviction and sentence. This appeal came on for admission before our learned brother Panchapakesa Sastri, J.,on 28th July, 1950, and notice has been issued to the Public Prosecutor under section 422 of the Criminal Procedure Code. Along with the appeal petition, Criminal Miscellaneous Petition No. 1548 of 1950 had also been preferred by the petitioner praying that he might be released on bail pending disposal of the appeal. The learned Judge rejected the bail application and refused to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The present application has been presented on the 8th of this month praying that the petitioner may be enlarged on bail pending the disposal of the appeal. Crl. M.P. No. 1548 of 1950 was unsupported by any affidavit setting forth the reasons which might induce the Court to release the petitioner on bail. The present applic