1 abs FARAD CONTINUATION IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 110 OF 2010 Vinod Pandit Chavan .. Applicant V/s The State of Maharashtra .. Respondent ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Court's or Judge's Orders Coram, appearances, Court's Orders or directions and Registrar's Orders Mr. S.K. Shinde for the applicant. Mr. K.V. Saste, A.P.P. for the State. CORAM : D.G. KARNIK, J. DATE : 3RD FEBRUARY 2010 P.C. : 1. Heard. 2. By this application, the applicant seeks bail in connection with C.R. No.59 of 2009 registered at Talegaon Dabhade Police Station, District Pune for an alleged offence punishable under sections 395 and 364A of the I.P.C. 2 3. The prosecution case in short is that on 21st March 2009 in the early morning at about 5.50 a.m. door bell of the residence of the complainant rang. When the door bell was opened, five persons entered the house, abducted the son of the complainant by force and by threatening the family members with knife, chopper, etc. While going, they demanded ransom and stated that the kidnapped boy would be released after payment of ransom. As the accused fled away in a jeep, the police were alerted on telephone. The policemen nabbed the jeep. Two persons were found in the jeep while three persons ran away. Identification parade was held and the kidnapped boy identified the applicant as one of the abductor. 4. There is prima facie material against the applicant. The offence is a serious offence. If the applicant is released on bail, the possibility of his committing similar offence cannot be 3 ruled out. The learned Sessions Judge has rightly rejected the bail. I see no reason to take a different view than the view taken by the learned Sessions Judge. The application is accordingly rejected. 5. It is clarified that all observations made above are only prima facie and the Sessions Court shall not in any way be influenced by them at the stage of trial. (D.G. KARNIK, J.)