IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 51 OF 2009 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.463 OF 2008 Somnath Mahadeo Kshirsagar ...Applicant Vs. The State of Maharashtra ...Respondent Shri V.V.Purwant, appointed by Legal Aid Commission as per Court's Order dated 22nd January, 2009. Mrs. U.V.Kejariwal, APP for the State. CORAM : BILAL NAZKI & A.R.JOSHI, JJ DATED : 12TH FEBRUARY, 2009. P.C. The accused has been convicted for an offence under section 302 of the I.P.C for allegedly committing the murder of his wife by pouring kerosene on her and thereafter lighting her on fire. Besides the other evidence there has been a dying declaration recorded by a Magistrate. In this view of the matter, we do not consider it to be a fit case for granting bail. -2- However, the observation made in this Order is only for the purpose of disposing of the bail application and are not taken to be as opinion in the Appeal. (A. R. JOSHI, J.) (BILAL NAZKI, J.)