IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.3417 OF 2007 Sonu Rajpal Bahot ..Applicant V/s. The State of Maharashtra ..Respondent ---- Mr.Sudhir Halli i/by Vishwajeet Patil & Subash P.Hulyalkar for the applicant. Mr.U.V.Nikam APP for the State. ---- CORAM : V.C.DAGA,J Date : 22.10.2007. PC 1. Heard the learned Advocate for the applicant and the learned APP for the State. 2. The applicant is seeking bail under Section 439 of Cr.P.C. in connection with C.R.No.288/2007 registered with Kothrud Police station, Pune for the offence punishable under Sections 302 r/w 34 of IPC. 3. The learned Advocate for the applicant submits that considering the role of the applicant he may be released on bail. 4. Having seen the material available on record and the order dated 9.10.2007 whereby bail has already been refused to the other co-accused persons, the bail : 2 : application is liable to be rejected. At this stage, it will be relevant to mention that daughter of the deceased is an eye witness to the incident and there is sufficient material to implicate the present applicant. The Sessions Court has already rejected the bail application filed by the applicant. Application is therefore, rejected. 5. Any observation made in this order shall not be construed as any finding or any expression of opinion on the merits of the case at the time of trial. (V.C.DAGA,J)