1 APPA 1420/10 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.1420 OF 2010 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.1068 OF 2008 Arun Dagdu Dolse ..... Applicant. v/s The State of Maharashtra .... Respondent. Mr. A.S. Paraskar, advocate from Legal Aid Panel for the applicant. Mrs. M.R. Tidake, APP for the State. CORAM: V. M. KANADE, J. DATE : 15th December, 2010 P.C.:- 1. This is an application filed by the applicant through jail. 2. Heard the learned Counsel who has been appointed to represent the applicant. It is submitted that the Sessions Court convicted the applicant who is original accused No.3 for the offence punishable under sections 392 read with section 397 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced him to suffer rigorous imprisonment for seven years and to pay fine of Rs 1,000/- and in default to suffer simple imprisonment for one month. It is submitted that the applicant is in jail since last four years. It is submitted that the applicant has 2 APPA 1420/10 undergone more than 50% of the sentence. 3. Prosecution case is that four people assaulted the complainant and accused No.1 inflicted a blow on his stomach with a knife. The complainant identified accused Nos. 1 to 3. There is also recovery of knife at the instance of accused No.3. That being the position, this is not a fit case for grant of bail. Application for bail is therefore rejected. However, since the applicant is in jail since last four years, place the appeal on final hearing board in the week commencing from 31/01/2011. 4. Application is accordingly disposed off. (V.M. KANADE, J.) 3 APPA 1420/10