1 APPLN 4274 OF 2010.sxw vks IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.4274 OF 2010. Sanjay Kotkar .. Applicant -versus The State of Maharashtra .. Respondent. Mr. Roshan Pinto, for the Applicant. Mr. J.P. Kharge, APP for the Respondent State. CORAM: R.C. CHAVAN, J. DATED: 18th October, 2010 P.C. 1. The applicant involved in offence of murder registered at Antop Hill police Station, seeks bail on the ground that he only caught hold the victim while co accused Jitu Pandey gave a blow by sword and another co -accused Amar Upashyam gave a blow of chopper to the victim. According to learned counsel for the applicant there is no direct involvement of the applicant in the attack and there was no intention to kill or knowledge that co- accused would give blows by deadly weapons, since the accused only wanted to teach the victim a lesson. This defence could be taken properly at the trial and it cannot be considered for the purpose of granting bail. It could be said that because applicant held the victim, the victim succumbed blows by sword and 2 APPLN 4274 OF 2010.sxw chopper. Chargesheet has been filed. Since the applicant is in jail, the learned Trial judge shall expedite the hearing of the case and dispose of the same as early as possible, preferably within a period of one year. (R. C. CHAVAN, J.)