(1) CRI.APP. 3698.2010 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 3698 OF 2010 1. Matkya @ Bapu S/o Naklya Bhosale 2. Jalindar S/o Matkya Bhosale .. Applicants VERSUS The State of Maharashtra .. Respondent ... Mr. A.M. Gaikwad, Advocate for the Applicants Mr. N.H. Borade, APP for the respondent-State ... CORAM : V.R. KINGAONKAR, J. DATED : 30TH SEPTEMBER, 2010 ORAL ORDER:- 1. This is an Application for bail. 2. Heard. 3. Recitals of the FIR prima facie indicates that the Police party had gone in the search of some of the culprits in connection with crime no. I-170 of 2006. They had gone to village Abdhup and received information that the absconding accused were in the precincts of village Gangarda. Therefore, members of the Police party went to house of one Dagdya s/o Naklya Bhosale alias Dagadu by about 5:30 pm. The Police staff members noticed that four persons were (2) CRI.APP. 3698.2010 running away towards mountain area and, therefore, they started giving chase to those persons. It is alleged that the applicants started pelting stones in the direction of Police party members and the female members of the family of the applicants started pelting stones from behind. Thus, the Police party was sandwiched between the assailants. FIR was lodged on 14.7.2006 and the Police party were required to resort to firing of gunshots in order to dispel the mob of assailants. 4. The applicants were arrested on 19.4.2010. It appears that they were absconding since long i.e. for about four years. The conduct of the applicants would indicate that they eluded arrest for about four years. They are named in the FIR as the assailants. It appears that they are dare devils. It also appears that they are likely to flee from the course of justice if are released on bail. In this view of the matter, the Application is dismissed. Sd/- [V.R. KINGAONKAR, J.] arp