1 (Appa 1382 of 2011) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 1382 OF 2011 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.1362 OF 2011 Dhananjay Shivaji Patil ...Applicant Vs. The State of Maharashtra ...Respondent ----- Mr.M.Kocharekar i/b. Mr. Sandeep Babar for Applicant Mr.P.S. Hingorani -APP for State ----- CORAM: V.M. KANADE & M.L. TAHALIYANI, JJ. DATE: 12th December, 2011 P.C. 1. Heard the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the Applicant and the learned APP for the State. 2. The Applicant has been convicted for the offence punishable under section 302 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced to suffer R.I. for life. 3. We have gone through the judgment and order passed by the Trial Court and the notes of evidence which are annexed to the application. It is apparent that the only material on record against the Applicant is that there was a recovery of kukari at the instance of the Applicant and the doctor has opined that the injury 2 (Appa 1382 of 2011) which was found on the person of the deceased could be caused by the kukari. Apart from that, the only other material is that the Applicant had gone to the house of the deceased and had abused him. Since this is the only material on record, the Applicant deserves to be released on bail. 5. The Applicant is directed to be released on bail on execution of a P.R. Bond of Rs.10,000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount. He shall report to the concerned police station once in a month. Criminal application for bail is, accordingly, disposed of. (M.L. TAHALIYANI J.) (V.M. KANADE J.)