* 1 * BA-1822-2011 12 Dec, 2011 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL BAIL APPLICATION NO. 1822 OF 2011 Mr. Mintu Shivalat Singh @ Rai .... Applicants : V/S. : The State of Maharashtra & Ors. .... Respondents * * * * Mr. Sachin Pande, Advocate for the applicant. Mr. S.A. Shaikh, APP for the State. * * * * CORAM :- SMT. R.P. SONDURBALDOTA, J. 12 DECEMBER, 2011. P.C. :- 1. The applicant herein is the accused in C.R. No. 122 of 2010 registered with Khar Police Station for the offences punishable under Sections 392, 394, 397, 365 read with Section 34 of Indian Penal Code and Section 37 of the Arms Act and Section 135 of the Bombay Police Act. 2. It is the case of the prosecution that on 16th June, 2010 at about 9.30 a.m. the applicant alongwith others in collusion with the car driver of the employer robbed cash amount of Rs.2,00,000/- and also took away the car by * 2 * BA-1822-2011 12 Dec, 2011 threatening the informant with knife. The applicant had also threatened the witness-Kamal with knife and caused serious injury to the neck of Kamal by assaulting him. The applicant was arrested on 20th August, 2011 i.e. more than a year after the registration of the offence. He was arrested in U.P. This would mean that after the commission of the offence, the applicant was absconding. The co-accused of the applicant had been immediately arrested and has been in custody since then. After the arrest of the applicant, sum of Rs.10,000/- has been recovered at his instance. He has also been identified by the witnesses in the test identification parade. As regards the occupation of the applicant, the learned counsel for the applicant, states that he was working as a driver on a taxi. This would mean that the applicant has neither a permanent occupation nor has a permanent place of residence in Mumbai. In these facts of the case, I am not inclined to grant bail to the applicant. Hence, the Bail Application is dismissed. [SMT. R.P. SONDURBALDOTA, J]