1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 218 OF 2009 Shri Bhashir Dastagir Hirekude ..... Applicant. v/s The State of Maharashtra ...... Respondent. ------ Mr. Pramod Kathane for the applicant. Mr. Rajesh More, APP for the State. ----- CORAM : V.M. KANADE, J. DATE : 6th February, 2009 P.C.:- 1. Heard the learned Counsel appearing on behalf of the applicant and the learned APP appearing on behalf of the State. 2. Applicant has been arrested in connection with the offence punishable under sections 302 and 201 of the Indian Penal Code which is registered with Kurundwad Police Station, District Kolhapur vide C.R. No. 86 of 2008. A dead body of the woman was found in the agricultural land of one Annasaheb Sripal Malikwade. Thereafter, the applicant was arrested. 3. The learned Counsel appearing on behalf of the applicant has taken me through the statements of witnesses. In the present case, there are no eye witnesses to the said 2 incident. The circumstantial evidence also does not in any manner show that the applicant had committed the murder of the deceased. The only circumstance against the present applicant is that the applicant and the deceased often used to quarrel and the applicant had told the deceased to improve herself. The other circumstance is that two days before the incident, he was last seen together with the deceased. More than 76 days have elapsed, yet the charge- sheet is not filed. 4. Under these circumstances, applicant be released on bail in C.R. No.86 of 2008 in the sum of Rs 5000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount. He shall report to the concerned Police Station twice in a week till 20/2/2009 and thereafter twice in a month. 5. Application is disposed of. (V.M. KANADE, J.)