1 BA-1419.11 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.1419 OF 2011 {For Bail} Shashikant Balkrishna Randive .... Applicant Vs. The State of Maharashtra .... Respondent Shri Vikram Tare-Patil for the Applicant. Shri J.P. Kharge, APP, for the State. CORAM: R.C. CHAVAN, J. DATED: SEPTEMBER 28, 2011 P.C: 1. This is an application for bail by a person who is alleged to have driven his jeep and dashed it against the complainant Anand Arjun Randive leading to injuries to his right and left legs. The victim fell down on the road. The applicant is alleged to have taken the jeep in reverse and while doing so caused injury to the left rib of the victim. Initially the offence was registered under Section 326 of the IPC and it has now been escalated to offence under Section 307 of the IPC. 2. Perused the medical certificate. It 2 BA-1419.11 does not show any serious injury and there is no fracture. Had the applicant harboured intention to commit murder, he would not have stopped at just giving a hit by the jeep to the victim. He could have as well crushed the victim under the jeep. 3. Considering the nature of the evidence collected, the applicant's being in custody pending any further investigation or trial may not be necessary. The applicant be released on bail in C.R. No.54 of 2011 of Akkalkot South Police Station, District Solapur on his furnishing P.R. Bond in the sum of `25,000/- with one or more solvent sureties in the sum aggregating to `25,000/-. 4. The application accordingly stands disposed of. (R.C. CHAVAN, J.)