1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.335 OF 2007 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.211 OF 2005 Arjun Krishna Agawane ..... Applicant. v/s The State of Maharashtra ...... Respondent. ----- Mr. Arfan Sait, advocate appointed for the accused. Mrs. A.S. Pai, APP for the State. ----- CORAM: V.M. KANADE & S.S. SHINDE, JJ. DATE : 2nd April, 2008 P.C.: 1. Heard Mr. Sait, the learned Counsel appearing on behalf of the applicant and the learned APP for the State. 2. The applicant has been convicted by the trial court for an offence punishable under section 302 of the Indian Penal Code. The learned Counsel submits that the applicant had given a single blow on the head of the deceased in a fit of rage. He submits that the accused may be released on bail. 3. Mrs. Pai, the learned APP appearing on behalf of the State, on 2 the other hand, submits that since the accused is in jail, the appeal is likely to be taken up for hearing in short time and, therefore, hearing of the appeal may be expedited. 4. Application for bail, therefore, at this stage is rejected. Hearing of the appeal is expedited. Place the appeal on final hearing board in the week commencing from 16/06/2008. Liberty, however, is given to the applicant to apply for bail if the appeal is not heard within a period of six months. 5. Application is accordingly disposed of. 6. Copy of this order be sent to the applicant since he has filed this application through jail. (V.M. KANADE, J.) (S. S. SHINDE, J.)