1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.985 OF 2010 Sanjay Tanaji Suryawanshi )..Applicant Vs. The State of Maharashtra )..Respondent ---- Mr. Abhaykumar Apte for the applicant. Mrs. M.H. Mhatre APP for the State. ---- Coram : R.S.MOHITE,J Date : 9th April, 2010 PC 1 This is an application for grant of bail. The applicant is shown as an accused in C.R.No.34 of 2009 registered by the Dattawadi police station, Pune for alleged offence under Section 302 of IPC. The deceased is one Dhananjay Jadhav. The said Dhananjay Jadhav was taken from the house with the knowledge of his wife as the cleaner of the truck. After they unloaded the goods at Kerala, they consumed liquor and had some fight. Two eye witnesses said that they saw the present applicant tied-up the deceased and assaulted him in the truck. Two other witnesses who are ladies also talked about such assault. The statement of the wife of the deceased indicates that on 22.3.2008, the present applicant came back to Maharashtra and met the wife of the deceased and told her that he had dropped the deceased at Karjat after giving him Rs.300/-. The dead body was found in 2 Kerala on 25.3.2008. The wife of the deceased identified the photograph as that of the husband. Taking into account the aforesaid material and in particular false explanation given by the present applicant, it cannot be concluded that this is a case of insufficient circumstantial evidence. In the circumstances, application is rejected. (R.S.MOHITE,J) 3