1 Cri-A-4355-10.sxw IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Mhi CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 4355 OF 2010 Vishnu Ambo Mhatre ... Petitioner Vs. The State of Maharashtra ... Respondent Ms. Pooja Bhojne, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ms. P.H.Kantharia, APP, for the respondent - State. CORAM: J.H.BHATIA,J. DATE : 29th November, 2010. P.C. 1. Heard. 2. The learned APP informs that the trial is in progress and 19 witnesses are examined before the Sessions Court. The petitioner is one of the accused in Crime No.270/2005 registered at N.M.Joshi Marg Police Station for the offences punishable under Sections 120B, 302, 304, 326, 324, 328, 272,273 read with Section 34 of IPC as well as under the provisions of the Bombay Prohibition Act. According to the prosecution, illicit liquor using methanol alcohol was being prepared and sold by the group of accused persons. The present applicant was the person, who actually used to distill the illicit liquor, because of which 23 persons died and several persons suffered several ailments. It is a very serious offence and 2 Cri-A-4355-10.sxw the trial is in progress. In view of the circumstances, it will not be in the interest of justice to grant bail to the accused. 3. Therefore, the Application stands rejected. (J.H.BHATIA,J.)