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 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 4654 OF 2008 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 4654 OF 2008 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 4654 OF 2008 Balkrishna Prakash Patil ...Applicant (Orig.Accused No.1) vs. The State of Maharashtra ...Respondent Mr.D.S. Sapkale for the Applicant. Mr.D.P. Adsule, APP for the State. CORAM : V.M. KANADE, J. CORAM : V.M. KANADE, J. CORAM : V.M. KANADE, J. DATED : JANUARY 17, 2009 DATED : JANUARY 17, 2009 DATED : JANUARY 17, 2009 P.C. :- P.C. :- P.C. :- 1 Heard Counsel for the applicant and APP for the State. 2 The applicant has been arrested in connection with an offence punishable under Sections 302, 307, 324, 147, 148, 149, 120B and 427 of the IPC. There are eye witnesses to the said incident who have seen the applicant assaulted the deceased with the knife. 3. In view of the material which is there on record against the present applicant, in my view, this is not a fit case for grant of bail. The trial, however, is expedited. Liberty, however, is granted to the - 2 - applicant to apply for bail if the trial is not over within a reasonable period of time. 4. The application is rejected. (V.M. KANADE, J.) (V.M. KANADE, J.) (V.M. KANADE, J.)