ABA-419-11.sxw 1 Dixit IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO.419 OF 2011 Santosh Laxman Wakase ... Applicant V/s. The State of Maharashtra, Thru' Salgarwasti Police Station, Solapur ... Respondent Mr. K.S. Patil for the Applicant. Mrs. S.D. Shinde, APP, for the Respondent. Mr. Prashant Patil for the First Informant. CORAM:- A.M. THIPSAY, J. DATED :- 20 TH JUNE, 2011. P.C. : 1. Heard. 2. I have gone through the case papers. 3. One Tayappa, the brother of the First Informant, was murdered on 22nd/23rd December, 2010. When his dead body was found on 23rd December, 2004, the First Informant - Dnyaneshwar - lodged a report stating that he was suspecting the present Applicant and his associates as the culprits. The basis for suspecting the Applicant is that there was enmity between the Applicant and the said Tayappa. 4. It appears that, subsequently, the First Informant made an affidavit stating that the suspicion felt against the Applicant was unfounded. The said ABA-419-11.sxw 2 Dixit affidavit was tendered to the I.O. Mr. Patil, the learned Advocate for the First Informant, also repeats before this Court that the First Informant does not suspect the Applicant any more. 5. By order dated 6th May, 2011, this Court passed an interim order for anticipatory bail in favour of the Applicant. 6. Though the murder has taken place in the year December, 2010, there has been no break-through in the investigation till today. On the contrary, the First Informant is claiming that the suspicion felt by him against the Applicant was not well founded. The Applicant was already arrested and released on bail pursuant to the interim order. A person Laxman Tele said to be a co-accused in this case, was arrested and released on bail. 7. Considering all the relevant aspects of the matter, I think it fit to confirm the interim order passed by this Court on 6th May, 2011, for anticipatory bail. 8. The interim order dated 6th May, 2011, passed by this Court for anticipatory bail in favour of the Applicant, is confirmed. 9. The Anticipatory Bail Application is disposed of in terms of the said order. [A.M. THIPSAY, J.]