1 BA 896-2011 Anand IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.896 OF 2011 Vilas Pandurang Kadav & anr. .Applicants V/s. The State of Maharashtra .Respondent Mr.Shivraj R. Patil, Advocate, for the Applicants Mrs.M.R.Tidke, APP, for the Respondent - State CORAM : R.C.CHAVAN, J. DATE : 16TH AUGUST, 2011 P.C. . Heard the learned Counsel for the respective parties. This is an application for bail by two persons, who were part of the mob which assaulted a police officer, who had gone to investigate into an offence in his police vehicle. He was beaten by the mob. The police vehicle was damaged. His service revolver containing 9 rounds, a mobile phone, key of the vehicle & some cash amount was snatched away from him. The police vehicle was also damaged. The learned Counsel for the 2 BA 896-2011 applicants states that the incident occurred out of some misunderstanding, since the police officer was not in uniform. If the police officer was not in uniform, it could be understood that he was refused co-operation by the villagers, but the vehicle in which the officer had gone was the police vehicle. The learned Counsel for the applicants states that the applicants have not been named by witness Nilesh Dighe. The applicants' names appear in the statement of Sudhir Shridhar Gaikwad. Considering the nature of assault launched on the police officer, who had gone for the investigation and damage caused to the police vehicle as also participation in snatching service revolver, the applicants are not entitled to bail. 2. Criminal Application stands rejected. (R.C.CHAVAN, J.)