spb/- 1 6-8-al2197.sxw IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL BAIL APPLICATION NO. 2197 OF 2010 Manoj Ramsingh Chavan ... Applicant. (Org.Accused no.2) Vs. The State of Maharashtra ... Respondent. --- Mrs. Anjali Patil for the Applicant. Mrs. P. P. Bhosale, APP for the State. ...... CORAM : V. M. KANADE, J. DATE : 06TH AUGUST, 2010. P.C. 1 Heard the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the Applicant and the learned APP for the State. 2 The Applicant-accused is in jail in connection with the offence punishable under section 307, read with section 34 of the Indian Penal Code. The Applicant was arrested on 07.01.2009. It is the case of the prosecution that the Applicant alongwith one other person had entered into the house of the complainant and assaulted spb/- 2 6-8-al2197.sxw her with a hammer and she suffered with C.L.W. on her head. The injury certificate discloses that other injuries are on her shoulder, middle finger and thumb. The learned counsel for the Applicant submits that though the application filed by the Applicant was rejected on merits by this court by order dated 8th December, 2009, but the trial was expedited by the said order. She submitted that till today the charges have not been framed and the Applicant is in jail since last about one year and eight months and therefore, on that count the Applicant may be released on bail. 3 The learned APP has, however, vehemently opposed the grant of bail. She has invited my attention to the FIR and the statement of the complainant. She submitted that taking into consideration gravity of the offence, the bail may not be granted. 4 In the present case, particularly, the Applicant is in jail for last one and half years and the charge has also not been framed. Taking into consideration the pendency of the cases in the trial court, the trial of the Applicant is not likely to be commenced immediately in spb/- 3 6-8-al2197.sxw the near future and therefore, on that count, the applicant deserves to be released on bail. Even otherwise, taking into consideration the injury caused to the complainant, it does not appear to be very serious so as to attract the provisions of section 307. 5 For the aforesaid reasons, therefore, the Applicant -accused be released on bail on execution of P. R. Bond in the sum of Rs. Five thousand with one or two sureties in the like amount. The Applicant-accused shall, however, report to the concerned Police Station once in a month. 6 The trial court, however, shall not be influenced by any of the observations made by this court in while granting the bail to the Applicant. 7 The application is disposed of. [V.M. KANADE, J.]