- 1 - VPH IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION No. 3582 OF 2007 Jaggu @ Jagalu S. Oawar & Ors. Applicant vs. The state of maharashtra Respondents Mr.V. M. Thorat, Advocate for the applicant. Mr.K. V. Saste, APP for the respondent. CORAM : D. G. KARNIK, J. DATE : MARCH 11, 2008. PC 1. Heard. 2. By this application, the applicants seek bail in connection with crime No. 28 of 2007 registered with Karad Police station for the alleged offence punishable under secton 395 of the Indian Penal Code. 3. Prosecution case is that complainant Dadasaheb Jadhav lodged complaint to the police on 17th January 2007 alleging that in the night between 16th and 17th January 2007 while he was on duty as a watchman of the two shops "United Tyres" and "Shivkrupa Tyres", 8 to 9 unknown persons came there. They tied complainant and the - 2 - watchmen of the adjoining shop and committed dacoity of tyres worth more than Rs.2.75 lakhs. Police carried out investigation and several persons were arrested. Identification parade was done and the applicants were identified by the complainant and/or watchman of the neighbouring shop. 4. The applicants had previously made three applications before the Session Judge for bail. All the applications have been rejected by the learned Session Judge, holding that there was prima-facie evidence, connecting the applicants to the crime. I have perused the copies of statements of witnesses annexed to the application. They do show that applicants are prima-facie connected to the crime. Applicants have been identified in the identification parade by the complainant and the watchman of the adjoining shop. The offence is a serious offence punishable with imprisonment for life or imprisonment for a period upto ten years. Taking into consideration gravity of the offence and the prima-facie evidence regarding connection of the applicants to the crime, applicants are not entitled to the bail. Hence, application for bail is rejected. [ D. G. KARNIK, J.]