1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 774 OF 2009 Mr. Mangesh @ Dada Anant Bhagvat ..... Applicant. V/s State of Maharashtra ..... Respondent. Mr. S.C. Hali with Mr. V.S. Gadakh for the applicant. Mrs M.H. Mhatre, APP for the State CORAM : V.M. KANADE, J. DATE : 24 th February, 2009 P.C.:- 1. Heard the learned Counsel for the applicant and the learned APP for the State. 2. Applicant has been arrested in connection with the offence punishable under sections 326, 324, 323, 504, 34 of the Indian Penal Code which is registered at Khed Police Station vide C.R. No.60 of 1999. 3. Applicant was arrested on 21/11/2008 when he was produced before the concerned court from jail and he was arrested on arrest warrant. It is submitted that the Sessions Court had erred in holding that the applicant was absconding when he was in custody in connection with some other case. It is submitted that all other accused have been released on bail. 2 4. Taking into consideration the allegations which are made against the present applicant and that the Sessions Court had wrongly held that he was absconding even though, admittedly, applicant at the relevant was in custody in connection with some other case and also in view of the fact that, admittedly, other accused are on bail, applicant also therefore deserves to be released on bail. 5. Applicant be released on bail in C.R. No.60 of 1999 in the sum of Rs 5000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount. He shall furnish one local surety. He shall report to the concerned Police Station twice in a month. 6. Application is disposed of. (V.M. KANADE, J.)