1 Cri-A-5603-10.sxw IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Mhi CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 5603 OF 2010 Ravi @ Ravindra Ramchandra Jagtap ... Applicant Vs. The State of Maharashtra ... Respondent Mr. S.V.Kotwal,Advocate, for the applicant. Ms. A.T.Javeri, APP, for the respondent - State. CORAM: J.H.BHATIA,J. DATE : 7th February, 2011. P.C. 1. The applicant seeks to be released on bail in Crime No.118/2010 under Section 302 read with Sec.34 of IPC registered at Vairag Police Station, District Kolhapur. 2. Heard the learned Counsel for the parties. 3. On perusal of the police papers, the prosecution case appears to be that on 5.7.2010 at about 3 p.m., the present applicant and one Prasad Ekshinge went to the house of the deceased Sachin Yadav and took him with them on motor- cycle bearing No.MH13/H-8336 belonging to the present applicant. The deceased Sachin, the applicant, Dilip Shelke and Prasad Eksinge had visited Dosti Dhaba 2 Cri-A-5603-10.sxw of one Shamim Jahagirdar and they were at Dhaba from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. on 5.7.2010. They had taken meals and also drinks. All these four persons left said Dosti Dhaba at about 10 p.m. On 6.7.2010, morning dead body of Sachin was found with number of injuries. On the basis of a mobile phone and a diary on which his name was written, his parents were informed and they identified the dead body. On the same day, motor-cycle of the applicant having blood stains on different parts was seized. Clothes of the applicant stained with blood were also recovered on the basis of information given by the applicant. Post-mortem report reveals that Sachin was brutally murdered with 18 incised and stab wounds. In fact, some of the injuries out of said18 injuries were multiple incised wounds. 4. Thus, it appears that the present applicant had taken away deceased Sachin with him on his motor-cycle. He was with Sachin from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. and he along with his two friends Prasad and Dilip Shelke were last seen together with deceased Sachin. Besides this, there is seizure of motor-cycle of the applicant and also recovery of the blood stained clothes. Though there is no eye- witness of the incident, prima facie, there is strong circumstantial evidence. If the applicant is granted bail, there is every possibility that he may abscond or tamper with the evidence. 3 Cri-A-5603-10.sxw 5. Therefore, in the interest of justice the Application stands rejected. (J.H.BHATIA,J.)