1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.1244 OF 2010 Mahesh Nivrutti Gogawale )..Applicant Vs. The State of Maharashtra )..Respondent ---- Mr. A. P. Mundargi Sr. Advocate along with Vishal Kanade for the applicant. Smt. V. R. Bhosale APP for the State. ---- Coram : R.S.MOHITE,J Date : 13th April, 2010 PC 1 This is an application for grant of regular bail. The applicant is shown as an accused in C.R.No.20/2009 registered by the MIDC Police station, Mahad for alleged offences under Sections 302 read with 34 of IPC. The deceased is one Ankush. The incident in question took place on 30.3.2009 at about 10.30 P .M. The case of the prosecution is that while deceased and the complainant were watching television programme, some unknown three persons called deceased loudly to come out. The complainant Sudhakar continued to watch the television programme. After about 15 minutes when the complainant came out, he saw deceased lying in a pool of blood and was unconscious. There was a thick wooden stick lying nearby. He was taken to the hospital. In so far as present applicant is concerned, nobody has identified the applicant as an assailant or even the person present nearby. There is no recovery from the present applicant. In the circumstances, I am inclined to grant bail. It is therefore, directed that pending his trial in connection with C.R. No. 20/2009 registered by the MIDC Police station, Mahad, the applicant will be released on 2 bail in the sum of Rs.15,000/- with one surety in the like amount subject to the condition that he will report to the Investigating officer once a fortnight on 1st and 3rd Mondays of every month till the disposal of the trial and subject to the further condition that he will remain present on all dates of his trial unless exempted. Application stands disposed off. (R.S.MOHITE,J) 3