1 BA 861 OF 2011 vks IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL BAIL APPLICATION NO.861 OF 2011 Navnath Maruti Shelar .. Applicant. -versus The State of Maharashtra and ors .. Respondents. Mr. Subhash Jha with Mr. Namid Memon, i/b Subhash Hulyalkar, for the applicant. Mr D.N. Salvi, for Respondent CBI Mrs. A.A. Mane, APP for the Respondent State. CORAM: R.C. CHAVAN, J. DATED: 3rd October, 2011 P.C. 1. This is an application for bail by Navnath Maruti Shelar, who had been allegedly engaged for committing the murder of an R.T.I. activist Satish Shetty at Talegaon Dabhade, District: Pune. The co-accused Vijay Dhyaneshwar Dabhade, at whose instance the applicant was alleged to have engaged in the the commission of offence, has been admitted to bail by learned Additional Sessions Judge, Pune. Pramod Dattatray Waghmore, another accused in this case, has also been admitted to bail by this Court, by order dated 17th February, 2011, in Criminal Application No.4083 of 2010. The applicant has been arrested and is in jail in this crime in which 2 BA 861 OF 2011 chargesheet is filed. There is discovery of a pair of shoes of the applicant at the instance of co-accused Dongraya Hanumant Rathod. On which there were some blood stains, but the blood group of those stains could not be ascertained. This is the only evidence which the investigating agency has been so far able to gather. It is therefore, that the Investigating Officer, in para 7 of his affidavit in reply filed in Criminal Bail Application No.861 of 2011, states as under:- “7. That further investigation of the case is in progress. No evidence has come on record to suggest that the accused applicant was not involved in the crime; on the contrary, as of now sufficient material / evidence is available against the accused regarding his involvement in the crime” 2. Sufficient evidence alleged to be recovered against the applicant is in the form of only shoes. The applicant has not been identified at T.I. Parade. In view of this though CBI may go ahead with further investigation, right now there is no justification for detaining the applicant in jail. The application is therefore, allowed. Applicant arrested in connection with C.R.No.8/10, registered at Talegaon Dabhade Police Station, be released on bail on his furnishing P.R. Bond in the sum of Rs.50,000/- with one or more solvent sureties in the sum aggregating to Rs.50,000/- on the condition that the applicant 3 BA 861 OF 2011 shall attend the office of CBI, Pune on every Monday from 11.00 a.m. to 3.00 p.m. for next four weeks and thereafter as and when required by the CBI, Pune. 3. Application stands disposed of. (R. C. CHAVAN, J.)