IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRI.APPLICATION NO.3272 OF 2008 CRI.APPLICATION NO.3272 OF 2008 CRI.APPLICATION NO.3272 OF 2008 Mr Arun Kantu Khatele, .. Applicant. Vs The State of Maharashtra, Respondent. Mr A.I.Deshmukh, for the applicant. Mr.H.J.Dedhia, APP, for the respondent. CORAM : D.B.BHOSALE,J. CORAM : D.B.BHOSALE,J. CORAM : D.B.BHOSALE,J. DATE : 19/11/2008 DATE : 19/11/2008 DATE : 19/11/2008 PC: PC: PC: 1. Heard Mr.Deshmukh, learned counsel for the applicant and Mr.Dedhia, learned APP, for the State. 2. The applicant is seeking bail in CR No.37/2008 of Ghoti Police station, Taluka Igatpuri, District-Nashik. The said crime has been registered against the applicant and four others for having allegedly committed an offence punishable under sections 395,397,341,and 342 of IPC. 3. The applicant and others have allegedly committed dacoity and robbed the truck driver and the cleaner. It appears that the applicant has been implicated in the instant case on the basis of a statement of Suresh Ramchandra Samaye. I have perused his statement. I have also perused the other material on record and the reply affidavit filed by the State. In the reply affidavit, the investigating officer has mentioned that five cases, since 2000, are pending trial against the present applicant and he has committed the offence one after another while on bail. Even the instant offence has been committed by the applicant while on bail in the earlier cases. It is thus clear that the applicant is an habitual offender. Keeping that in view and considering overall facts and circumstances of the case, in my opinion, this is not a fit case to enlarge the applicant on bail. Hence, the application is rejected. (D.B.BHOSALE, J.) (D.B.BHOSALE, J.) (D.B.BHOSALE, J.)