1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 5033 OF 2009 Ashrafali @ Ashu Mohd.Wahid Shaikh ...Applicant vs. The State of Maharashtra ...Respondent None for the applicant. Mr.Y.M. Nakhwa, APP for the State. CORAM : V.M. KANADE, J. DATED : DECEMBER 8, 2009 P.C. :- 1 None for the applicant. Even in the morning when the matter was called out, Counsel for the applicant was not present. I am informed that the trial has commenced and it is likely to be over within two months. 2 The applicant was arrested in connection with an offence punishable under Sections 302, 338, 34 of the IPC. There is sufficient material on 2 record to show his involvement in the commission of the offence. The police have recorded the statement of one eye witness. Hence, in my view, the applicant is not entitled to be released on bail on merits. 3 The application is rejected. (V.M. KANADE, J.)