mpt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.561 of 2008 Anwar Mussa Sayyad & Anr. .. Applicants versus State of Maharashtra .. Respondent ... Mr.Indrajeet Joshi for the applicant. Mr.D.P. Adsule APP for the State. CORAM : D.G.KARNIK, J DATED : 5th March 2008 P.C.: 1. Heard. 2. By this application, the applicants seek bail in Sessions Case no.184 of 2007 filed against them for offences punishable u/s.302, 324, 323, 147, 148, 149 r/w section 34 of the Indian Penal Code. The prosecution case in short is that on 23rd February 2007, the applicant and others assaulted Naved Iqbal Sayyed with chopper, iron bar and wooden bars. The assault was made as the applicant and others became angry because the deceased asked for certain explanation regarding stoppage of certain custom in the Masjid. 3. Father of the deceased is an eye witness to the crime. In fact, he was also assaulted and was injured when he tried to save his son. Thus there is prima facie material about the complicity of the applicants to the crime. The offence is a serious offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life. Taking into consideration the gravity of the offence and the prima facie material available about complicity of the applicants to the crime, in my view, the applicants are not entitled to a bail. 4. The applicants had previously made an application for bail to the Sessions Court. By an order dated 21st June 2007, Addl. Sessions Judge, Raigad, Alibag has rejected the said application by a well reasoned order. I see no reason to take a different view in the matter. 5. Application for bail is accordingly rejected. (D.G. KARNIK, J)