1 BA-1760-11.sxw IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Mhi CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 1760 OF 2011 Shri Dinesh Harishchandra Gupta .. Applicant/Accused vs. State of Maharashtra .. Resondent Mr.Satyajeet M. Mirajkar,Advocate, for the applicant. Mr.Y.M.Nakhwa, APP for the respondent - State. CORAM: J.H.BHATIA,J. DATE : 28th November, 2011. P.C. 1. The applicant seeks to be released on bail in Crime No.322/2011 registered at Manikpur Police Station under Section 302 read with Section 34 of IPC. 2. Prosecution case, in brief, is that injured Manohar Kishorilal Gupta was a journalist and he used to write about illegal excavations and theft of soil from the Government land by the present applicant and his brother Pappu @ Rakesh Gupta. Therefore, both of them were angry. On 16.11.2011, at about 4.45 p.m., when Manohar was standing with nephew Subhash, both accused came on motor-cycle. The present applicant was driving the motorcycle and his brother was on the pillion seat. The applicant caught hold of said Manohar from behind, stabbed on his abdomen and chest and caused injuries. After that, both of them 2 BA-1760-11.sxw ran away. The injured Manohar was initially taken to Mhatre Hospital and then to Prakash Nursing Home for treatment. The medical report shows that he had suffered injuries on the abdomen and chest. However, he was discharged from the hospital within two days and he did not require any operation. 3. Learned APP, on instructions from the Investigating Officer, who is present, makes a statement that investigation is almost completed and charge sheet is likely to be filed within one week. Taking into consideration the nature of injuries and the circumstances, the applicant may be granted bail with certain conditions. 4. The applicant be released on bail on his executing P.R. of Rs.25,000/- with one surety in the like amount with condition that he shall not tamper with the prosecution evidence and on being released, he shall daily attend the police station between 4 to 6 p.m. till filing of charge sheet and thereafter on every Monday between 4 to 6 p.m. (J.H.BHATIA,J.)