1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MUMBAI CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.2549 OF 2009 Babu Sitaram Pote .. Applicant. Vs. State of Maharashtra .. Respondents. Mr.Kuldip S.Patil for the applicant. Mrs.S.D.Shinde A.P.P. for the State. Coram: D.B. BHOSALE, J. Dated : 6TH JULY, 2009 P.C. Heard learned counsel for the applicant and learned A.P.P. for the State. 2. The applicant is seeking bail in C.R.No.I-164 of 2008 of Khopoli police station, District Raigad. The crime has been registered against the applicant for having allegedly committed an offence punishable under section 302 of IPC. 3. I perused all the documents placed before the court. It appears that initially the applicant himself lodged a complaint with the police stating that the deceased died of electric shock. I perused the statement of Balu Gaikwad and other material placed on record including the report of Electrical Inspector which rules out the possibility of accidental death. This is a case of strong circumstantial evidence 2 against the applicant and from the conduct of the applicant, all the circumstances show his complicity. I have also perused the panchnama alongwith the report of Electrical Inspector, which clearly falsify the story narrated by the applicant in his statement. The applicant alone was in the company of the deceased at the relevant time. Keeping that in view and considering overall facts and circumstances of the case, in my opinion, this is not a fit case to enlarge the applicant on bail. Hence the application is rejected. While passing this order I shall not be understood to have expressed any opinion on merits of the case and the trial Court shall deal with the case uninfluenced by the observations made in this order. Application is disposed of. (D. B. Bhosale, J.)