16crn2267-10 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MUMBAI CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.2267 OF 2010 Samir @ Abdul Chand Sayyed. .. Applicant. Vs. The State of Maharashtra ..Respondent. .... Mr.P.G. Chavan, Advocate for the applicant. Mr.P.S. Hingorani, A.P.P. for the State. .... CORAM : A.R.JOSHI, J. DATED : 25TH JUNE, 2010 P.C. 1. Heard rival submissions for some time on this application for regular bail preferred on behalf of the applicant/sole accused. 2. Allegations against the applicant are that he had assaulted the victim out of some altercation on account of drinking of liquor and not giving money to the victim for taking more liquor. There are two eye witnesses stating same story as to the present applicant assaulting and hitting the head of the victim on the wall. One eye witness Sunil was the companion of the deceased boy and both were taking liquor 16crn2267-10 2 in some liquor-den belonging to another witness by name Shankar. Sunil and Shankar have given first hand account of the assault on the victim at the hands of the present applicant. 3. Investigation is already over and charge is already framed and the matter is part-heard as reported by learned Advocate for the applicant. Considering the prima facie material as mentioned and considering the stage of the trial, there is nothing to allow the present application for bail and hence the same is disposed of with following order : :: O R D E R :: [i] Criminal Application No.2267 of 2010 for regular bail stands rejected. [ii] The trial Court shall not be influenced by any observations made in the present order so far as merits of the matter are concerned and shall deal with the pending case as expeditiously as possible according to law . (A.R.JOSHI,J.)