IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRI.APPLICATION NO.3474 OF 2008 CRI.APPLICATION NO.3474 OF 2008 CRI.APPLICATION NO.3474 OF 2008 Mr Khalid Abdul Qasim Khan, .. Applicant. Vs The State of Maharashtra .. Respondent. Mr M.K.Kocharekar, for the applicant. Mr Y.S.Shinde, APP, for the respondent. CORAM : D.B.BHOSALE,J. CORAM : D.B.BHOSALE,J. CORAM : D.B.BHOSALE,J. DATE : 12/11/2008 DATE : 12/11/2008 DATE : 12/11/2008 PC: PC: PC: 1. Heard Mr.Kocharekar, learned counsel for the applicant and Mr.Shinde, learned APP, for the State. 2. The applicant is seeking bail in C.R.No.I-351/2007 of Shanti Nagar police station, Bhavandi. The said crime has been registered against the applicant and five others for having allegedly committed an offence punishable under sections 399, 402 of IPC and section 37(1)(a) of the Arms Act and section 135 of the Bombay Police Act. 3. It appears that on receipt of an information, a trap was laid in which three accused were apprehended on the spot and three accused managed to flee. Insofar as the applicant is concerned, he was one of the accused, who allegedly fled from the scene of offence. He has been implicated in the present case solely on the basis of the statement of the arrested accused. Over and above this, there is no other material against the present applicant. The Sessions Court rejected the application solely on the ground that there is another offence registered against the applicant and while on bail in that case he committed the alleged offence. However, looking to the nature of evidence in the present case against the applicant, I am inclined to enlarge him on bail. Hence, the following order. . The applicant to be released on bail in the sum of Rs.40,000/- with one or two sureties to make up the said amount, subject to condition that the applicant shall report to the concerned police station every Saturday between 10 and 11 am till conclusion of the trial. . While passing this order I shall not be understood to have expressed any opinion on merits of the case and the trial Court shall deal with the case without being influenced by the observations made in this order. (D.B.BHOSALE, J.) (D.B.BHOSALE, J.) (D.B.BHOSALE, J.)