..(1).. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.1861 OF 2008 Prakash Ram Singh Bikal. ..Applicant. Versus The State of Maharashtra. ..Respondent. .... Mrs.Nasreen Ayubi, Adv. appointed for the applicant, absent. Mr.Abhaykumar Apte, Adv. appointed today for the applicant. Mr.S.S.Pednekar, APP, for the State. .... CORAM : SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J. CORAM : SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J. CORAM : SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J. DATED : 27th August, 2008. DATED : 27th August, 2008. DATED : 27th August, 2008. P.C.: 1. The applicant has preferred this application through jail. Ms.Nasreen Ayubi, Advocate was appointed to represent applicant. However, she is not present. Mr.Abhaykumar Apte, the learned Advocate who is on the panel of State Legal Aid Services Committee has kindly consented to appear for the applicant in this matter. 2. The applicant is seeking bail in C.R. No.187 of 2004 of Shahapur police station, Kalyan. The said case is under Section 395, 397, 307 of IPC. Six ..(2).. witnesses have identified the applicant. There is recovery of gold chain as well as country-made revolver as well as cash at the instance of the applicant. The applicant fired three rounds from the firearm and one witness Amar came to be injured on account of the firing. Looking to the material on record, I do not think that this is a fit case to grant bail. Application for bail is rejected. 3. The applicant has been in custody for about four years. Looking to this fact, the trial is expedited. The trial to be concluded by 29th February, 2009. 4. The State Legal Aid Services Committee to pay Mr.Abhaykumar Apte, Advocate the fees as per rule. (SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J.) (SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J.) (SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J.)