1 1 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.4422 OF 2008 Laxman S.Jadhav .. Applicant. Vs. State of Maharashtra .. Respondent. WITH CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.4434 OF 2008 Bandu Gopal Pawar .. Applicant. Vs. State of Maharashtra .. Respondent. Mr.M.K.Kocharekar for the applicant in CA No.4422/08 and Mr.M.S.Mohite for the applicant in CA No.4434/08. Mr.H.J.Dedhiya APP for the State in CA NO.4422/08 and Mr.K.V.Saste APP for the State in CA No.4434/08. CORAM : D.B.BHOSALE, J. CORAM : D.B.BHOSALE, J. CORAM : D.B.BHOSALE, J. DATED : 16TH DECEMBER, 2008. DATED : 16TH DECEMBER, 2008. DATED : 16TH DECEMBER, 2008. P.C.: . Heard learned counsel for the applicants and learned A.P.P. for the State. 2. The applicants in both the applications are seeking bail in C.R.No.I-184 of 2008 of Wagle Estate police station, Dist.Thane. The said crime has been registered against the applicants and four others for having allegedly committed an offence punishable under sections 147, 148, 149, 323, 326, 427, 506(II), 341 r/w 34 of IPC. 3. The prosecution case is that on 2.9.2008 at about 1.20 pm all the accused abducted the victim - 2 2 2 Kulkarni, assaulted him with fist and kick blows and one of the accused also caused incised wound on his neck. I have perused the FIR. The learned counsel for the applicants submitted that the present applicants were not amongst the persons who abducted the victim in jeep and committed the alleged offence. It was submitted that the applicants have not been identified as the person, who assaulted the victim with sharp edged weapon on his neck. The person who inflicted a blow on the neck of the victim had beared. Keeping the nature of allegations in view I am inclined to enlarge the applicants on bail. Hence the following order: . The applicants to be released on bail in the sum of Rs.20,000/- each with one or two sureties of the like amount subject to condition that the applicants shall report to the concerned police station on every alternate Saturday between 7 and 8 pm till conclusion of the trial. The applications are disposed of. . While passing this order I shall not be understood to have expressed any opinion on merits of the case and the trial Court shall deal with the case without being influenced by the observations made in this order. 3 3 3 (D.B.Bhosale, J.) (D.B.Bhosale, J.) (D.B.Bhosale, J.)