1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.5852 OF 2009 Gopalkrishna Narayan Alva )..Applicant Vs. The State of Maharashtra )..Respondent ---- Mr.R. P. Singh for the applicant. Smt. A. A. Mane APP for the State. ---- Coram : R.S.MOHITE,J Date : 20th April, 2010 PC 1 This is an application for grant of bail. The applicant is shown as an accused in C.R.No.173/2007 registered by Nigadi police station for alleged offence under Section 395 of IPC. It is the prosecution case that the complainant Dhananjay Budukh has a jewellery shop at Pune which was looted on 21.4.2009 by 7 unknown persons and in the course of dacoity, gold ornaments of Rs.40 lakhs were looted. The persons were using dangerous weapons. The dacoits went away in Esteem car of white colour. As far as present applicant is concerned, he was co-accused in another similar crime in Banglore. He was transferred to Nigadi police station and put up for identification parade. Three prosecution witnesses have identified the present applicant in the identification parade. It is contended that parade was held after 2 months and that there was opportunity to the witnesses to see the applicant. There is no material to this regard. Offence is a serious offence and the present applicant appears to be a habitual offender. Not a fit case for grant of bail. Rejected. (R.S.MOHITE,J) 2 3