..(1).. 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 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.337 OF 2008 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.922 OF 2006 Parshuram Bandu Joshi. ..Applicant. Versus The State of Maharashtra. ..Respondent. .... Mr.Ganesh Gole, Adv. for the Applicant. Mr.Rajesh More, APP, for the State. .... CORAM : SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J. CORAM : SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J. CORAM : SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J. DATED : 21st April, 2008. DATED : 21st April, 2008. DATED : 21st April, 2008. P.C.: 1. Heard the learned Advocate for the Applicant-orig.accused No.1 and the learned APP for the State. 2. The applicant-orig.accused No.1 has been convicted under Section 326 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced to RI for seven years. 3. The prosecution case is that there was dispute in relation to powerloom business between the applicant and the injured witnesses. It is further the prosecution case that on account of ..(2).. the dispute the applicant threw acid on the four witnesses i.e.PW-3 Sakharam who sustained 32% burn injury, PW-9 Rajaram who sustained 5% burn injury, PW-7 Ravi who sustained 15% burn injury and PW-4 Janabai who sustained 18% burn injury. 4. On the other hand the applicant himself has sustained 10% burn injury due to acid and his wife accused No.2 sustained 28% burn injury due to acid. There is no explanation forthcoming from the prosecution in respect of the burn injuries sustained by the applicant and his wife. In view of this fact, I find much merit in the submission that the genesis of the incident has been suppressed. The learned Advocate for the applicant states that the applicant was on bail during pendency of the trial and he has not misused the liberty granted to him. The prosecution has not controverted this statement. 5. Looking to the above facts, I am inclined to grant bail to the applicant. 6. applicant- Parshuram Bandu Joshi to be ..(3).. released on bail in the sum of Rs.25,000/- (Rs.Twenty Five Thousand Only) with one or two sureties to make up the said amount. The applicant shall report to Kalyan Taluka Police Station, once in a fortnight till disposal of the appeal. 7 . Application is disposed of accordingly. (SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J.) (SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J.) (SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J.)