IN IN IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL CRIMINAL CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION. APPELLATE JURISDICTION. APPELLATE JURISDICTION. CRIMINAL CRIMINAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION No.2043 of 2007 APPLICATION No.2043 of 2007 APPLICATION No.2043 of 2007 Shivaji Bapu Wategaonkar & Anr ..Applicants. Vs. The State of Maharashtra ..Respondent. Mr Sudatta Patil, Advocate for the applicants. Mr K. V. Saste, APP for the State. CORAM: CORAM: CORAM: V.C. DAGA,J. V.C. DAGA,J. V.C. DAGA,J. DATED: DATED: DATED: 25TH JULY, 2007. 25TH JULY, 2007. 25TH JULY, 2007. P.C.:- P.C.:- P.C.:- 1. Heard the learned counsel for the applicants and the learned APP for the State. 2. Perused the application and the material available on record. 3. The contents of the complaint disclose that on 3.11.2006 the present applicants had given threats to the deceased Mahadev to liquidate him. On 4.11.2006 Mahadev Sadashiv came to be liquidated. There is prima facie material on record, to show that Laxmi, daughter-in-law of Bapu Biru Wategaonkar (i.e. father of the present applicant no.1,) had illicit relations with the deceased Mahadev Sadashiv, and that he was trying to help her to get her share in the property in the hands of Bapu Biru Wategaonkar. The applicants are from the same Branch. [ 2 ] 4. Under the above circumstances, strong evidence is available on record to connect the present applicants with the commission of the alleged offence. The motive is apparent. In this view of the matter, no case is made out for grant of bail. The application is, therefore, rejected. However, the observations made herein are prima facie. (V.C. (V.C. (V.C. DAGA,J.) DAGA,J.) DAGA,J.)