IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR Criminal Application No. 134 of 2010 Syed Junaid v. The State of Maharashtra ..................................................................................................................................................................... Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders Court's or Judge's order of directions and Registrar's orders ..................................................................................................................................................................... Mr S.R. Raisuddin, Adv for applicant Mr S.B. Ahirkar, APP for State Coram : A.P. Bhangale, J Dated : 24nd February 2010 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties. Applicant is seeking bail in connection with Crime No. 174/09 reported at City Police Station, Pusad under Sections 302, 341, 143 of the Indian Penal Code. 2. Accusations against the applicant are very serious. He was named by an eye witness Farzana who was allegedly in love affair with Kishor (since deceased). It is stated by said Farzana that on 20.8.2008 when they were chit-chatting below a tree near “water supply”, accused persons including present applicant came there and asked Kishor She further states that Kishor tried to run away, but all the accused pushed him in the “Pus” river. Kishor tried to come out, but the accused did not allow him and consequently, Kishor died. There are other eye witnesses also to this horrific incident in which it appears that applicant is prima facie involved. Earlier, also the applicant had approached with a plea for bail before learned Additional Sessions Judge, Pusad who, by a well-reasoned order dated 4th Jan 2010, rejected the application for bail. Under these circumstances, I am not prepared to take different view of the matter. If released on bail, applicant may try to tamper with prosecution evidence and looking to the prospects of long sentence, he may abscond. Hence, application is rejected. However, learned Additional Sessions Judge, Pusad is expected to conclude trial as early as possible, uninfluenced by any of the observations made above. Judge. Hsj