1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 2968 OF 2009 WITH CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 2962 OF 2009 Dilip @ Rajaram Bhagwan Patil ........ Applicant versus The State of Maharashtra ........Respondent. Mr. Kedar J. Patil adv. for the Applicant Mr. Y.M.Nakhwa APP. for the Respondent/State. CORAM: A. P DESHPANDE, J. DATED : 27th August, 2009. P. C.: 1. On the basis of FIR lodged by the Branch Manager of District Central Bank, Sangli a crime came to be registered bearing C.R. No.1/09 against the present applicant for offence under section 454, 457, 380 & 511 of IPC. Perusal of the FIR reveals that on 17-9-2008 in the evening the first informant had locked the bank and had gone home. On 19-9-2008 when the branch manager and the peon by name Jadhav arrived at 9.30 in the morning to open the bank and when entered inside, found that the lock of the locker was broken and the handle of the same was lying down. On realization that someone had attempted to broke open the locker after removing the iron rods of the window, the 2 complaint was lodged. 2. While being in custody for the said crime, the applicant confessed of having committed another crime. Which is the subject matter of Criminal Application No.2962/09. In the said case, the house of the complainant was broken while he was away and gold ornaments and other valuables were removed by the present applicant. Hence C.R. No. 165/08 for offence under section 380, 457 & 511 IPC came to be registered. The stolen ornaments were recovered from the present applicant which were identified by the complainant viz. the owner of the articles. 3. The learned APP has placed on record a report filed by Superintendent of Police, Islampur police station dated 26-8-2009 wherein a list of crime registered against the present applicant has been set out. Similar type of offences are allegedly committed by the present applicant and he has been shown as accused in another five cases registered with different police stations. Having regard to the criminal background of the present applicant, the applications are opposed by the learned APP. According to the learned counsel for the applicant, as a matter of fact nothing has been stolen from the bank in Criminal Application no. 2968/09. It is then contended that for the last about more than eight months the applicant is in custody and hence a prayer for release of the applicant is made. 4. Having regard to the criminal antecedents of the present applicant and the contention of the learned APP that there is likelihood of the applicant absconding if released on bail, and 3 having regard to the totality of the facts and circumstances, in my view this is not a fit case for release of the applicant on bail. Hence the applications are rejected. (A. P. Deshpande, J.)