abs IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 3820 OF 2007 Inamatullah Yunus Karbhari & Ors. .. Applicants V/s State of Maharashtra .. Respondent Mr.A.A. Mirza for the applicant. Mr.D.P. Adsule, A.P.P. for the State. CORAM : D.G. KARNIK, J. DATE : 13TH DECEMBER 2007 P.C. P.C. P.C. : 1. Heard the learned counsel for the applicant and the learned A.P.P. for the State. 2. The applicants have been arrested on 18th October 2007 in connection with the crime under C.R. No.I-533/2007 registered with Mumbra Police Station for the offences punishable under sections 147, 148, 149, 307 of the I.P.C. read with section 25 of the Arms Act and section 37(1) and 135 of the Bombay Police Act. 3. The case of the prosecution is that the - 2 - applicants assaulted and attempted to cause murder of the complainant Zafarulla Abdul Rehman Shaikh and Amjad Ali Shaikh. The sword used in the offence has been recovered by the applicant no.1 under section 27 of the Evidence Act. Serious injuries have been caused to the victim and the medical certificate shows multiple injuries of grievous nature. 4. Learned A.P.P. for the State submits that the investigation is going on and if at this stage the applicants are released on bail, they are likely to tamper with the evidence and threaten the witnesses. He further submits that the offences are of serious nature and are punishable with imprisonment for life. 5. Taking into consideration the fact that the investigation is still in progress and considering the nature of the offence and the recovery of the weapon used in the offence, I am not inclined to grant bail to the applicants at this stage. In the circumstances, the application for bail is rejected. (D.G. KARNIK, J.)