IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 383 OF 2009 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 383 OF 2009 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 383 OF 2009 Shri Santosh Sitaram Angre ...Applicant vs. The State of Maharashtra ...Respondent Mr.Sanjiv Punalekar for the Applicant. Mr.S.R. Borulkar, Public Prosecutor alongwith Mr.Rajiv More, APP for the State. CORAM : V.M. KANADE, J. CORAM : V.M. KANADE, J. CORAM : V.M. KANADE, J. DATED : FEBRUARY 18 , 2009 DATED : FEBRUARY 18 , 2009 DATED : FEBRUARY 18 , 2009 P.C. :- P.C. :- P.C. :- 1. Heard the learned Counsel for the applicant and the learned Public Prosecutor for the State. 2. The applicant has been arrested in connection with an offence punishable under Sections 307, 324, 427, 34, 120B, 201, 419, 465, 471 of the IPC read with Sections 3, 4, 5, 6 of the Explosive Substance Act, 1908 read with Sections 6, 9(B) of the Explosive Act, 1984 read with Sections 3, 25(I-B) of the Arms Act, 1959 read with Sections 16, 18, 23 of UA(P) Act, 1967 read with Sections 3, 4 of the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act, 1984. - 2 - 3. It is submitted that the applicant is only a member of Sanatan Sanstha and the material against him in the present case is that one witness has stated that he had seen the present applicant outside the theatre where the blast had taken place. It is further submitted the statement of the said witness had been recorded in July, as such, there is gross delay in recording the said statement. He, therefore submitted that this being the only material against the present applicant, he deserves to be released on bail. 4. It is not possible to accept the said submission. Pursuant to conspiracy which had taken place between the accused, one blast had taken place in a theatre in Thane and other places in Panvel and Vashi, property of the premises was damaged and some persons were injured in the said blast. Taking into consideration the serious allegations which are made against the accused and that it is alleged that there is conspiracy between these accused to commit the said blast, it is not possible to grant bail to the applicant. - 3 - 5. The application for bail is rejected. (V.M. KANADE, J.) (V.M. KANADE, J.) (V.M. KANADE, J.)