BA No.188/11 mmj IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MUMBAI APPELLATE CRIMINAL JURISDICTION CRIMINAL BAIL APPLICATION NO.188 OF 2011 Abbas Ahmed Shaikh ...Applicant. vs. The State of Maharashtra ...Respondents. Shri R.D.Suryawanshi for the Applicant Smt G.P.Mulekar, APP for the Respondent CORAM : J.H. BHATIA, J. DATED : 14th February, 2011 P.C. 1. The Applicant seeks to be released on bail in Crime No.I-46 of 2009 registered with Kolsewadi Police Station, Kalyan for the offence punishable under Sections 302 , 143, 147, 148, 149, 201, 427, 504, 506 of Indian Penal Code. 2. FIR dated 1-3-2009 lodged by M.D.Sayed reveals that on 1-3-2009 after some quarrels Accused Subhan Shaikh committed murder of Iqbal Siddique by giving blows with an axe on his head and neck and other parts of the body. On 3-3-2009 i.e. two days after the incident, statement of one Sameer Shaikh was recorded. According to him, present Applicant and 4 others had also beaten Iqbal Siddique with fist blows. It appears that immediately after the registration of the offence, statement BA No.188/11 of certain witnesses were recorded but no body attributed in specific role of the present Applicant. However, in supplementary statement recorded in June 2009 attempt was made by the witnesses to show that the present Applicant was armed with a gupti and he had assaulted Iqbal Siddique with the said gupti. The first informant Mukdas Daulat Sayed also stated on 24-6-2009 for the first time that present Applicant Abbas Ahmed Shaikh was armed with gupti and other witnesses also made the similar statement. The Applicant is aged of 70 years. 3 In view of the above circumstances, the Applicant be released on his executing P.R. of Rs.20,000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount with condition that he shall not tamper with the prosecution evidence. (J.H. BHATIA,J.)