1 appa598.11 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.598 OF 2011 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.234 OF 2006 Santosh Haridas Bhandwalkar .. Applicant. Vs. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. .. Respondents. Mr.A.M.Joshi for the applicant. Mr.J.P.Yagnik APP for the State. CORAM : NARESH H PATIL & P.B.VARALE, JJ. DATED : 15TH JULY, 2011. P.C. 1. Heard. 2. This is third application for bail filed by the applicant. We have perused earlier orders passed by this court on 6th May, 2008, 5th November, 2009 and 21st September, 2010. Learned counsel for the applicant submitted that considering evidence on record which is based solely on circumstantial evidence and considering the fact that applicant is behind bars since last more than 6 to 7 years, application for bail deserves consideration. The applicant's conduct in jail has been unblemish. He completed graduation while being convict. Even while he was released on furlough, the applicant did not jump the conditions of bail. 3. Learned APP submitted that appeals of the year 2004 and 2005 are already listed for final hearing. The applicant is accused of S 2 appa598.11 serious offence, therefore, application be rejected. We have considered earlier order passed by this court vide order dated 21st September, 2010. The appeal has been directed to be listed in caption "convicts in jail" which was already put in expedited category of cases. 4. We are not inclined to release the applicant on bail. Application is rejected. However, the applicant is entitled to renew his request for early hearing after the appeals listed on the final hearing board of this court are heard and disposed of. (P.B.VARALE,J.) (NARESH H PATIL,J.)