IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE APPELLATE SIDE APPELLATE SIDE CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 1080 OF 2008 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 1080 OF 2008 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 1080 OF 2008 Shri Nitin Shivaji Dandwate. ... Applicant. V/s. The State of Maharashtra. ... Respondent. Amit Karande for the applicant. Ms.M.H.Mhatre, A.P.P. for the State. CORAM: V.C.DAGA, J. CORAM: V.C.DAGA, J. CORAM: V.C.DAGA, J. DATED: 10th April 2008. DATED: 10th April 2008. DATED: 10th April 2008. P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: ---- ---- ---- . Heard learned counsel for the applicant and learned A.P.P. for the State. 2. This application is under section 438 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. The applicant is apprehending his arrest in C.R.No.16 registered with Mangalwedha Police Station, Solapur for the offences punishable under sections 307, 353, 333, 186, 143, 147, 148, 149, 427 of Indian Penal Code read with section 3 the Prevention of Damage of Public Property Act and section 7 of Criminal Law Amendment Act and 325 of the Arms Act. 3. The applicant along with mob attacked one Police Constable. This fact was noted by the learned Sessions Judge in his order dated 7th March, 2008, reading as under: ..... ..... ..... (5) The copy of FIR shows that P.C. Wadadekar was injured during the attack of the mob. The medical certificate in respect of injured Wadadekar (PC) shows that he sustained as many as 8 injuries on his head and other parts of the body. It also shows that injury No.1 which on occipital region was sutured under local anaethesia. (6) If the members of the public take law in their hands to assault police officers, then such offence assumes a serious shape because when the police are going to a particular spot for maintaining law and order, then the members of public are not entitled to take law in their hands and to even assault the police officers who are doing their duties. So, considering these aspects, if the applicant is released on anticipatory bail, then there will be no fear in his mind in respect of his act of taking law in his hands. So, under such circumstances, the application deserves to be rejected........" 4. No case is made out for taking any contrary view. For the reasons recorded in the order dated 7th March, 2008, application is rejected. JUDGE JUDGE JUDGE