1` IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR Criminal APPW No. 61/2009 in Criminal Writ Petition No. 389/2007 Pradeep Kumar Shankarrao Yanger vs. Union of India, through Secretary, Ministry of Defence, South Block, DHQ Post Office, New Delhi and another.. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders Court's or Judge's or directions and Registrar's orders. Orders. CORAM : A.P.Lavande & Prasanna B. Varale,JJ DATE : 26.11.2009 Heard Mr. V.M. Deshpande, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Sundaram, learned counsel for the respondents. By this application, the petitioner who has been convicted for the offence of murder of D.S. Rao seeks bail. The petitioner was court marshelled and was awarded punishment of imprisonment for life by order dated 18.11.2004 which was confirmed by the appellate authority vide order dated 18.10.2006. The petition has been admitted on 21.11.2007. From perusal of the records it is evident that there is sufficient evidence to connect the petitioner with the murder of D.S.Rao for which the petitioner has been convicted and sentenced to undergo imprisonment for life. This being the position, we are 2` not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Hence, the prayer for bail is rejected. At this stage, Mr. Deshpande for the petitioner submits that the petition be heard finally since the petitioner is in custody from the year 2004. Presently, we are dealing with the Criminal Appeals of the year 2003 onwards in which the accused are in jail since the year 1999 onwards. At this stage, we are not inclined to accede to the request of Mr. V.M. Deshpande. However, liberty is granted to the petitioner to renew his prayer for early hearing of the Criminal Writ Petition No. 389/2007 after the Christmas Vacation. The application is disposed of. JUDGE JUDGE patle 3`