jpc ba785-11.sxw 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL BAIL APPLICATION NO. 785 OF 2011 Jalindar Yeshwant Katke ... Applicant Versus The State of Maharashtra ... Respondent Mr. Prakash Shetty i/by Mr. Prashant A. Sawant for the applicant Mrs. S. D. Shinde, APP for the State CORAM:- A.M. THIPSAY, J. DATED :- 28th July, 2011 P.C. : 1. Heard Mr. Shetty, the learned advocate for the applicant and Mrs. Shinde, the learned APP for the State. 2. If the statements of the victim are to be accepted, the applicant appears to have committed a serious offence. Except the victim, there are no other witnesses to the incident. Prima facie, it appears that the burn injuries were indeed sustained by the victim. It also appears that these injuries were caused to the victim when the applicant was present with her. 3. Since the trial can be expeditiously held, there does not seem to be any point in releasing the applicant on bail at this stage. It is not that a prima facie case does not exist against the applicant. 4. Under the circumstances, the application is rejected. jpc ba785-11.sxw 2 5. However, the trial is directed to be expedited and completed within a period of two months from the date of receipt of this order. 6. Liberty to apply afresh for bail, if the trial is not over within that period. (A.M. THIPSAY, J.)