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. 960 OF 2008 CRIMINAL APPLICATION No. 960 OF 2008 CRIMINAL APPLICATION No. 960 OF 2008 Pravin @ Pappu Ashok Jasud ..Applicant. Vs. State of Maharashtra ..Respondent. Mr Vilas B. Tapkir, Advocate for the Applicant. Mr J. P. Yagnik, A.P.P. for the State. CORAM: V.C. DAGA,J. CORAM: V.C. DAGA,J. CORAM: V.C. DAGA,J. DATED: 17.4.2008. DATED: 17.4.2008. DATED: 17.4.2008. P P P.C. C. C. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant and the learned APP for the State. 2. Perused the application and the material available on record. 3. The applicant has moved the present application under Section 438 of Cr.P.C. for anticipatory bail in C.R. No. 289 of 2007 for the offence punishable under Sections 452, 436, 427, 454, 380 of the I.P.C. registered at Shirur Police Station, Pune. 4. The learned Additional Sessions Judge, Pune vide order dated 11.2.2008 while rejecting bail application observing as under:- "On perusal of the police papers it is found that the applicant is considered as terror in the village. In addition, his involvement is named by some of the witnesses examined by the prosecution. It is not possible to hold at this stage that the acusation against the applicant are baseless. In the circumstances, till completion of investigation, the applicant cannot be granted anticipatory bail." 5. Having heard the learned counsel for both parties and having seen the material available on record in the light of finding recorded by the Trial Court, it is not a fit case for grant of anticipatory bail. 6. In the result, the present application stands rejected. 7. Any observation made in this order shall not be construed as any finding or any expression of opinion on the merits of the case at the time of trial. (V.C.DAGA,J) (V.C.DAGA,J) (V.C.DAGA,J)