IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 1374/2008 Shri Kanthiram Mansaram Chandankhede vs. State of Maharashtra -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders or directions Court's or Judge's orders and Registrar's orders. CORAM : S.R.DONGAONKAR, J DATED : 5 th May, 2008. Heard Shri A. Mahakale, Advocate, for the applicant and Shri Patel, A.P.P. for respondent State. Despite direction dated 16th April, 2008, to file reply by 30th April, 2008, the reply is not yet filed. The other co-accused have been released on bail by the order of this Court dated 28/2/2008. It was observed therein that those applicants were responsible for the quarrel which was pacified. Thereafter, this applicant had asked the juvenile accused Sandeep to bring an axe and kill the deceased. The juvenile accused has been released by the Juvenile Court. The allegations against the present applicant is that he had asked the juvenile accused Sandeep to bring an axe and kill the deceased. No doubt, the allegations against the applicant are serious, so normally he would not have been entitled for bail. However, the fact remains that the trial of the applicant is not insight . The applicant was granted liberty to move for bail if the trial does not begin within a period of three months. It is not known when the trial is likely to begin and complete. In these circumstances, the applicant would be entitled for bail, however, subject to conditions. The applicant be released on bail on furnishing surety and P.R.Bond of Rs. 25,000/- subject to conditions that he shall not directly or indirectly tamper with the prosecution evidence and shall attend the trial regularly and not to commit any offence. Bail in trial Court. Application stands disposed of. JUDGE Rvj