mpt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 3946 OF 2007 Ladoba Mohan Gagare .. Applicant versus State of Maharashtra .. Respondent ... Ms.Vishranti Navale for the applicant. Mrs.M.M.Deshmukh APP for the State. CORAM : D.G.KARNIK, J DATED : 23rd January 2008 P.C.: 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant and learned APP for the State. 2. The applicant is charged with an offence punishable u/s.302, 301 r/w section 34 of the IPC. 3. The applicant is in custody since 14th March 2007. His previous application for bail made to the Sessions Court (Criminal Bail Application no.905/07) was rejected by the Sessions Judge by an order dated 12th June 2007. The applicant has therefore applied to this court for bail. 4. The learned APP strongly opposed the application for bail and submitted that there was a direct evidence pointing the involvement of the applicant in the crime. The applicant and victim were last seen together on the night on 11th March 2007 and the death occurred in the same night. Besides the applicant effected discovery u/s.21 of the Evidence Act of the blood stained knife allegedly used for the crime. Blood stained clothes of the applicant were also recovered. The learned Sessions Judge has also observed that the applicant has taken a loan from the victim which she had not repaid which indicates motive for the crime. 5. Taking into consideration the fact that the evidence on record prima facie shows the complicity of the applicant in the crime. I see no reason to take a view different than the view taken by the Sessions Judge. 6. In the circumstances, application for bail is rejected. (D.G. KARNIK, J)