1 BA 1343 OF 2011 vks IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL BAIL APPLICATION NO.1343 OF 2011 Tatyasaheb Vitthal Patil .. Applicant. -versus The State of Maharashtra .. Respondent. Mr. Shekhar Ingawale, for the applicant. Mrs. S. D. Shinde, APP for the Respondent State. CORAM: R.C. CHAVAN, J. DATED: 12th October, 2011 P.C. 1. This is an application for bail by accused who has been chargesheeted for the murder of one Ishwar Sutar. Ishwar Sutar was suspected by the applicant as having illicit relations with applicant’s wife. A chopper was seized at the instance of the applicant from the spot of incident kept under a stone under mango tree. The chopper was found to have stains of blood. As per C.A. report, the blood group could not be determined. The victim had been murdered by chopping of his head and throwing the head in river. Learned counsel for the applicant states that if a chopper was already recovered, on 17th April, 2011 there could be no occasion for the police to mention in the panchnama dated 12th April, 2011 that the head of the dead body as well as weapons used in the 2 BA 1343 OF 2011 commission of offence, had been dumped in Hirannyakeshi river. This would have to be explained by the investigation officer at the time of trial. Right now there is recovery of chopper at the instance of the applicant which had stains of blood. Considering the nature of evidence collected as also fact that victim’s wife has reportedly alleged that the applicant is threatening victim’s family, applicant is not entitled to bail. Application is rejected. 2. The learned trial Judge would take up the case of the applicant for expeditious hearing and dispose of the same as far as possible, having due regard to the older cases of under trial prisoners who may be in jail since before the applicant was arrested. 3. Application stands rejected. (R. C. CHAVAN, J.)