*1* IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATIONS NOS.4281/2009 & 4290/2009. Narendra Chaudhary @ Deepu S/o Ram Dutt Chaudhary. ..Applicant in 4281/09 Ranjeet Nishad @ Pappu S/o Swami Nath Nishad. ..Applicant in 4290/09 -VERSUS- The State of Maharashtra. ..Respondent ............... Mr.N.K.Sharma, Advocate for the Applicants. Mr.H.J.Dedhia, A.P.P., for the Respondent/State. ............... CORAM: A.P.DESHPANDE, J. Dated 25th September, 2009. PC:- 1 An offence vide Crime No.113/2007 has been registered with Nirmal Nagar Police Station against the present Applicants and other co-accused for commission of the offences punishable under Sections 302, 307 r/w 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3, 25 and 27 of the Arms Act. The Applicant Narendra in Criminal Application No.4281/2009 is presently lodged in Lukhnow Jail (Uttar Pradesh). He made a confessional statement about commission of the crime in the present case. 2 According to the prosecution, some unknown persons entered Bharti Lunch Home & Bar at Kherwadi Road and fired six rounds of bullets from pistol on account of which one person died *2* and other two were seriously injured. The co-accused has named the present Applicants. In the statement of co-accused, he has stated that he did stay with the Applicant Ranjeet @ Pappu in Criminal Application No.4290/2009 at Pappu’s residence for 5-6 days. 3 The present Applicants, prima facie appear to be having criminal antecedents. Having regard to the gravity of the offence and with a view to facilitate a thorough inquiry, in my view it is not a fit case for grant of anticipatory bail. Hence, the Applications stand rejected. -sd- (A.P. Deshpande, J)