AJN 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.1445 OF 2008 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.1345 OF 2008 Kailash Nanu Patel. ... Applicant Vs. The Union Territory Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Silvassa & Anr. ... Respondents Mr. S.K. Mali for the applicant. Mr. V.B. Konde-Deshmukh, A.P.P. for the State. Mr. D.A. Nalawade for Union of India. CORAM : SMT. RANJANA DESAI & R.G. KETKAR, JJ. DATED : 6TH MAY, 2009. P.C.:- 1. The applicant was convicted by the Sessions Judge, Dadra Nagar Haveli, Silvassa, for offence punishable under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code. The prosecution case is that the applicant beat his wife to death with the help of a hockey stick. The incident took place on 28/6/2008 at about 11.45 p.m. in the AJN 2 residential premises of the applicant. 2. The prosecution has examined two eye witnesses. The daughter of the applicant, who is one of the eye witnesses stated that the applicant beat the deceased with a stick. The prosecution has also examined PW-10 the servant of the applicant, who has also stated that the applicant beat the deceased with a stick. 3. We have seen the nature of injuries. PW-7 Dr. Vithal Lakman Shinde has stated that the injuries were ante-mortem caused by hard and blunt object except injury No.30. Hockey stick was recovered at the instance of the applicant. In our, prima facie, opinion there is clinching evidence against the applicant. No bail can be granted to the applicant. Application is rejected. [SMT. RANJANA DESAI, J.] [R.G. KETKAR, J.]