IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.149 OF 2008 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.111 OF 2008 Adhik Mahadeo Kadam ...Applicant Versus The State of Maharashtra ...Respondent ...... Mr.V.V.Purwant for Applicant. Mr.Rajesh More, A.P.P. for Respondent. ...... CORAM: A.M.KHANWILKAR, J. CORAM: A.M.KHANWILKAR, J. CORAM: A.M.KHANWILKAR, J. APRIL 11, 2008. APRIL 11, 2008. APRIL 11, 2008. P.C. P.C. P.C. 1. Heard Counsel for the parties. Perused the evidence on record. 2. Having regard to the evidence of PW 1, PW2 and PW 3, in particular, the complicity of the Applicant has been established beyond doubt by the prosecution. In my opinion, the view taken by the Trial Court seems to be a possible view and cannot be termed as manifestly wrong or perverse. The : 2 : argument of the Applicant that the Applicant has to look after his old grandparents does not commend to me for the simple reason that there is nothing on record that the grandparents of the Applicant are fully dependent on the Applicant. On the other hand, in Paragraph 21 of the impugned Judgment, the Trial Court has recorded as of fact that the Applicant himself was dependent on the income of the grandparents and not converse of that which is now being contended before this Court. 3. In my opinion, not a case for grant of bail, having regard to the seriousness of the offence. Besides, the Applicant has undergone only three months of sentence period. Hence, Application is rejected. 4. The Applicant may, however, avail of expeditious hearing of the Appeal by filing printed paper-book as R & P has already been received by this Court. The Applicant may file printed paper-book within six weeks from today, so that, Appeal can be set down for hearing to be included in the weekly board commencing from 16th June 2008 : 3 : to be listed as per its turn. In the event, inspite of listing of the Appeal in terms of this direction, if the Appeal does not mature for hearing within one year from now, the Applicant would be free to file fresh bail application, which will be considered on its own merits as the sentence is a short sentence of five years. 5. Application disposed of on the above terms. A.M.KHANWILKAR, J.