APPA. 912-11 - 1 - VPH IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION No. 912 OF 2011 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 405 OF 2011 Dhanaji Agatrao Mote ... Applicant Vs. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ... Respondents *** Mrs. Nasreen Ayubi, for the Applicant. Mr. K. V. Saste, APP for the Respondent-State. *** CORAM : V. M. KANADE, & A. M. THIPSAY, JJ. DATE : SEPTEMBER 21, 2011 PC: 1. This is an application for bail. The applicant has been convicted for the offence punishable under S. 302 of I.P.Code and sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for life, and for the offences punishable under Sections 307, 498-A of I.P.Code and sentenced to suffer R.I. for five years and two years respectively and also fine is imposed on all the three counts. Taking into consideration the material which is on record, particularly the statement of eye witness who was also injured in the incident, in our view, it is not a fit case to grant bail to the applicant. The criminal bail application is therefore rejected and APPA. 912-11 - 2 - accordingly disposed of. 2. However, hearing the criminal appeal is expedited. The office is directed to prepare the paper book expeditiously and after the paper-book is ready, liberty is granted to the applicant to apply for fixed date of hearing. [A. M. THIPSAY, J.] [ V. M. KANAD, J.]