abs IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 3983 OF 2007 Bala @ Yogesh Suresh Bukane .. Applicant V/s The State of Maharashtra .. Respondent Mr.Ganesh Gole for the applicant. Mr.K.V. Saste, A.P.P. for the State. CORAM : D.G. KARNIK, J. DATE : 25TH FEBRUARY 2008 P.C. P.C. P.C. : 1. Heard. 2. The applicant is charged with an offence (C.R. No.I-29/2007 of Kolsewadi Police Station, Kalyan) punishable under sections 326, 323, 504, 506 and 307 of the Indian Penal Code. 3. The prosecution case in short is that on account of previous quarrel which has taken place on 27th January 2007, the applicant assaulted Dinkar Vithal Divekar - the complainant with a sickle. The - 2 - complainant was injured. The son and the son-in-law of the complainant who attempted to save the complainant were also assaulted by the applicant and they suffered minor injuries. Medical certificate shows that the injuries were caused by a sharp weapon and serious; one of the injuries was bone deep. 4. There are three eye witnesses to the crime, one is the complainant himself and the others are his own close relatives, namely son and son-in-law. Blood stained clothes of the applicant as well as the sickle were discovered by the applicant under section 27 of the Evidence Act. 5. The applicant had previously applied for bail to the Sessions Court. By his order dated 4th July 2007, the learned Additional Sessions Judge has rejected the application on the ground that there was prima facie evidence against the applicant and the offence was serious. I see no reason to take a view different than the one taken by the learned Sessions Judge. Hence, the application is rejected. (D.G. KARNIK, J.)