1 cr­appa­1128­10 jdk IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRI.APPLN. NO. 1128 OF 2010 (FOR BAIL) CRI.APPEAL NO. 342 OF 2010 Anil Dattatraya Jagtap ..Applicant Vs. The State of Maharashtra ..Respondent .... Smt. Nasreen Ayubi Adv. for applicant Mr. V.B.Konde-Deshmukh APP for the State .... CORAM : SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI, J. DATE : SEPTEMBER 20, 2010 P.C.: 1 Heard the learned advocate for the applicant and the learned APP for the State. 2 The applicant has been convicted under Section 20(b) and (c) of the N.D.P.S.Act and sentenced to RI for ten years and fine of Rs.1 lakh. The appeal preferred by the applicant is pending before this Court. The applicant is now seeking bail. 3 The prosecution case briefly stated is that on 19.10.2006 PW 2 cr­appa­1128­10 3 Police Inspector Jadhav received information that Ganja is being transported in a black colour Ambassador Car bearing No.MH-11/H-192 which was proceeding from Hyderabad towards Solapur city. Accordingly, a raid came to be arranged. The raiding party saw the Ambassador car was proceeding by National Highway 9 from Hyderabad towards Pune. Despite giving signal, the Car did not stop. Hence, the police chased the car and eventually the car and the people therein came to be accosted. In the car, they found 9 gunny bags containing Ganja weighing 137.550 kgs. The evidence of PW 3 Kalidas Jadhav, PW 7 Patil and PW 9 Narnavar shows that the applicant was found in possession of Ganja. Their evidence clearly brings out the complicity of the applicant in the crime. Hence, looking to the evidence on record, it is not a fit case to grant bail. However, the hearing of the appeal is expedited. As soon as the paper books are received, the appeal be placed on the final hearing board. 4 Application is rejected. 4 Office to communicate this order to the applicant who is in Yerawada Central Prison, Pune. [ SMT. V.K.TAHILRAMANI, J.]