1 Cri-A-2332-10.sxw IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Mhi CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 2332 OF 2010 Khandu @ Khandya Amarnath Lonkar ...Applicant Vs. State of Maharashtra ...Respondent Smt. P.P.Kakade, i/b. Shri M.B.Zanwar,Advocate, for the applicant. Mrs. R.V.Newton, APP, for the respondent - State. CORAM: J.H.BHATIA,J. DATE : 11th January, 2011. P.C. 1. Heard the learned Counsel for the applicant, who is in custody since 22.1.2009 in Crime No.528/2008 registered with Bhosari Police Station, Pune, for the offence punishable under Sections 364, 386, 392 read with Sec. 34 of IPC. 2. Heard the learned Counsel for the applicant and the learned APP. perused the copies of police papers filed with the charge-sheet. 3. Prosecution case appears to be that on 8.12.2008, one Vilas Vinayak Thakur was forcibly abducted by four persons. One of them had disclosed his name as Khandu Lonkar and had also shown his name `Khandu' inscribed on his left forearm by tattoo marks. They had demanded extortion amount of Rs. 3 2 Cri-A-2332-10.sxw lakh as extortion money and also amount of Rs.5,000/- per month as the protection money if the applicant wanted to carry on business. Amount of Rs.9,500/- was forcibly snatched from his pocket and the amount of Rs.10,000/- brought by his brother-in-law Sandip was paid to the culprits. A gold chain and a gold ring was taken by Khandu and his companions. Not only this, they had also taken a bearer cheque of Rs.10,000/- and that cheque was also got encashed. The present applicant Khandu Lonkar, after his arrest, was shown to the complainant at the police station and he identified him. He also pointed out that his name was inscribed on his forearm. Taking into consideration the evidence against the present applicant, prima facie, it appears that he had committed the offence of abduction and extortion. The trial of the case has already commenced as per the information received by the APP from the concerned constable. IN view of the circumstances, I do not see any reason to grant bail to the applicant. 5. Therefore, the application stands rejected. However, the learned Sessions Judge, Pune, shall expedite the trial and dispose of the case as early as possible by the end of March. 2011. (J.H.BHATIA,J.)