1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.1368 OF 2009 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.582 OF 2006 Anand Kedareshwar Bhavsar .... Applicant V/s. The State of Maharashtra ..... Respondent Mr.Amol Patankar, for the applicant. Mr.D.P.Adsule, APP, for the State. CORAM :P.B.MAJMUDAR, & R.G.KETKAR, JJ. DATE : 04th FEBRUARY, 2010 P.C. 1. The applicant has been convicted under Section 302 of Indian Penal Code as it is found by the trial Court that he has committed murder of a doctor who was treating him. There is also an eye witness to the incident and the verbal dying declaration of doctor is also relied upon by the prosecution. The accused was found absconding for about nine months after the incident has occurred. Considering the said fact, we would not like to exercise our discretion by releasing the applicant/accused on bail. There is another reason that the applicant/accused is suffering from schizophrenia and his mental condition is not stable and he has been treated in the jail. Considering the 2 said fact, application for bail is rejected. However, considering the peculiar facts and circumstances of the case, we fix the appeal for final hearing in the first week of March, 2010. ( R.G.KETKAR, J. ) ( P.B.MAJMUDAR, J.)