1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR. Criminal Application No. 2483 of 2009 Sarju v. State of Maharashtra -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders or directions and Registrar's orders. Court's or Judge's Orders. Mr R.H. Rawlani, Adv for applicant Ms Sharda Wandile, APP for State Coram: A.P. Bhangale, J Dated : 7th August 2009 1. Applicant is seeking bail in Crime No. 24/2009 registered with Police Station, Imamwada, Nagpur under Sections 302 of the Indian Penal Code. 2. It is the prosecution that applicant committed murder of one Krunal Mandpe. Incident occurred on 11.3.2009 and offence came to be registered against the applicant on the report made by Dhiraj, brother deceased Krunal. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant contends that charge-sheet has already been filed and conviction of the applicant can at the most be the one punishable under Section 304 of the Indian Penal Code on account of sudden quarrel developed between the two. It is also contended that statement of alleged eye witness was recorded after about five days of the incieent and, therefore, applicant may be ordered to be released on bail. 4. Learned APP while opposing bail application submits that head 2 injury caused by applicant led to the death of Krunal. She submits that by a reasoned order, learned Sessions Court has rejected the application of applicant. She further submits there are statements of witnesses including statement of eye witness. Learned APP further submits that applicant is a hardened criminal and number of criminal cases have been launched against him and he being resident of Rambagh Zopadpatti, which is a slum area, it is possible that he may fleet from justice. 5, After hearing learned counsel for the parties, I find that there are statements of eye witnesses implicating the applicant. Moreover, he appears to be a habitual offender and has no permanent abode. Looking to the probable sentence of death or life-imprisonment, it is likely that the same may impel the applicant to flee from justice and get absconded. For all these reasons, I am not inclined to grant bail. Application is rejected. However, trial Court is expected to complete trial as early as possible. Judge. hsj