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. 574 OF 2008 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 574 OF 2008 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 574 OF 2008 Altaf Gafoor Patel. ... Applicant. V/s. The State of Maharashtra. ... Respondent. Ms.Pooja Bhojne for the applicant. S.S.Pednekar, 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. By this application under section 439 of Cr.P.C., the applicant is seeking bail in connection with C.R.No.I-21/2003 registered with Kashmira Police Station for the offences punishable under sections 302, 201, 120B read with section 34 of Indian Penal Code. 3. It is alleged that in the limits of village- Versova at Mulund-Ahmedabad Road near km. No.497/7 to 497/8, the applicant along with other accused committed murder of a girl Liona G. Swideksi and when she was unconscious they strangulated her and to dispose of her body they threw it within the limits of village Versova on Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-way. 4. Offence was registered and all accused persons except applicant were arrested. However, the applicant was absconding. Subsequently, when he came back, he was arrested. 5. The bail application moved by the present applicant before the Additional Sessions Judge was rejected vide order dated 29th November, 2007 on the ground that he was absconding. The possibility of his fleeing further cannot be ruled out. 6. As a matter of fact, trial of the present applicant is on. In my considered view, considering the past record and conduct of the applicant, he is not entitled for getting bail. So far as merits of the matter are concerned, it cannot be said that there is no prima facie material against the applicant for his trial. 7. In the result, application is rejected. JUDGE JUDGE JUDGE