1 (APPA 118 of 2011) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.118 OF 2011 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.544 OF 2007 Ratesh @ Satish @ Lamba Shankar Patil ...Applicant Vs. The State of Maharashtra ...Respondent ----- Ms.Anjali Patil for Applicant Mrs.M.M. Deshmukh -APP for the State ----- CORAM: V.M. KANADE J. DATED: 29th March, 2011 P.C. 1. The first application for bail filed by the Applicant before this Court was rejected on merits on 29th April, 2009. Liberty, however, was granted to the Applicant to apply after 50% sentence is over. Accordingly, the second application was filed by the Applicant. The said application was also rejected by this Court on 21st October, 2010. In the second application , it was urged that since the Applicant has completed 50% of the sentence, he should be released on bail. This contention was not accepted taking into consideration the peculiar facts and circumstances of the case. The Appeal, 2 (APPA 118 of 2011) however, was expedited and liberty was granted to the Applicant to prepare a private paper book and placed the appeal on the final hearing board in the week commencing from 6.12.2010. 2. The grievance of the Applicant is that the criminal appeal is not yet finally heard. It is again urged that the Applicant has completed 50% of the sentence. Since I have already rejected this contention by my earlier order dated 21st October, 2010, it is not open for the Applicant to again re-agitate and seek bail on the same ground. Liberty is granted to the Applicant to apply for fixed date of hearing. 3. Criminal application is, accordingly, disposed of. (V.M. KANADE J.)