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 CRI.APPLICATION NO.3812 OF 2008 CRI.APPLICATION NO.3812 OF 2008 CRI.APPLICATION NO.3812 OF 2008 Sakharam Laxman Pardhi, Applicants Vs The State of Maharashtra, Respondent Mr V.V.Purvant, for the applicants. Ms P.P.Shinde, APP for the respondent. CORAM : D.B.BHOSALE,J. CORAM : D.B.BHOSALE,J. CORAM : D.B.BHOSALE,J. DATE : 23/10/2008 DATE : 23/10/2008 DATE : 23/10/2008 PC: PC: PC: 1. Heard Mr.Purvant, learned counsel for the applicant and Mr.Shinde, learned APP, for the State. 2. The applicant is seeking bail in C.R.No.I-138 of 2007 of Murbad police station. The said crime has been registered against the applicant for having allegedly committed an offence punishable under section 302 of IPC. 3. This is a case of circumstantial evidence. It appears that the deceased was missing since 10.11.2007 till his dead body was found on 24.11.2007. Since the dead body was highly decomposed,the post mortem notes are silent, insofar as a cause of death is concerned. The only circumstance relied upon by the prosecution to connect the present applicant with the offence is last seen together. Even the time and date of the death of the deceased could not be ascertained. In the circumstances, this applicant is entitled for bail.Hence, the order. . The applicant to be released on bail in the sum of Rs.25,000/-, with one or two sureties to make up the said amount, subject to condition that the applicant shall report to the concerned police station on 1st and 3rd Saturday of every month between 10 am and 11 am till conclusion of the trial. . While passing this order I shall not be understood to have expressed any opinion on merits of the case and the trial Court shall deal with the case without being influenced by the observations made in this order. (D.B.BHOSALE, J.) (D.B.BHOSALE, J.) (D.B.BHOSALE, J.)