BA-371-11.sxw 1 Dixit IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL BAIL APPLICATION NO.371 OF 2011 Amol Ramchandra Nikam ... Applicant V/s. The State of Maharashtra, Thru’ Borgaon Police Station, Satara ... Respondent Mr. Kuldeep S. Patil i/b. Mr. Prashant Patil for the Applicant. Mrs. G.P. Mulekar, APP, for the Respondent. CORAM:- A.M. THIPSAY, J. DATED :- 8 TH JUNE, 2011. P.C. : 1. Heard Mr. Patil, the learned Advocate for the Applicant, and Mrs. Mulekar, the learned APP for the Respondent. 2. A certified copy of the F.I.R. is tendered by the learned Advocate for the Applicant and the same is taken on record. 3. Undoubtedly, the offence in question is of a serious nature. The Applicant has been identified as one of the culprits by three witnesses. An active role BA-371-11.sxw 2 Dixit during the incident has been attributed to the Applicant. Under the circumstances, merely because the Applicant is in custody since 12th March, 2010, I am not inclined to release him on bail. It would, however, be proper to direct that the trial be expedited. 4. The Bail Application is rejected. 5. However, the trial of the case against the Applicant is expedited. The learned Judge of the trial Court is directed to complete the trial, as far as possible, within a period of nine months from today. 6. Liberty to the Applicant to apply afresh for bail should the trial be not over by then. [A.M. THIPSAY, J.]