- 1 - IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION No. 295 OF 2008 Uttamchand Jain Applicant vs. The State of Maharashtra Opponent Mr. K. S. Patil, advocate for the Applicant. Mr. Rajesh More, APP for the respondent. CORAM : D. G. KARNIK, J. DATE : FEBRUARY 12, 2008 PC . Heard. The applicant has been arrested in connection with the offence, registered with Kasturba Marg Police Station Mumbai under C. R. No. 295 of 2006 for offences punishable under section 379, 411, 467, 468, 471 read with section 34 of the Indian penal Code. The learned APP submits that the trial has already been commenced and the two witnesses have been examined. The learned counsel for the applicant does not dispute that hearing is commenced and the witnesses have been examined. In view of the fact that the trial has already commenced and is likely to over soon, it would not be appropriate to consider the application for bail at this stage. Hence, this application is disposed of with liberty to apply for - 2 - bail before the trial court and in case trial is not over, even within a period of three months. Sd/- [ D. G. KARNIK, J.]