1 6-128-11.sxw IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY srj CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL BAIL APPLICATION NO.128 OF 2011 Mr. Shadab @ Saddam Mohd. Altaf Shaikh .. Applicant Vs. The State of Maharashtra .. Respondent. Mr. S.V.Gavand, for the Applicant. Smt. G.P.Mulekar, A.P.P. for the Respondent-State. CORAM : J.H.BHATIA, J. DATE : 25th FEBRUARY, 2011. P.C.: 1 Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2 Applicant seeks to be released on bail in crime no.255 of 2010, registered at Shivaji Nagar Police Station, Mankhurd, Bombay under section 307 r/w section 34 of I.P.C.. 3 Prosecution case in brief is that because of certain old disputes, on 21st July, 2010 at about 11.30 p.m. one Mehataf Altaf Shaikh, Accused No.1, Saddam and their companion Guddu and Rijju armed with swords and choppers attacked first informant Rajesh 2 6-128-11.sxw D. Kamble and because of attack, he suffered several injuries on vital parts of body including fracture of skull. Applicant Saddam was armed with swords and he had allegedly assaulted on the back side of his head and left arm of Rajesh D. Kambale with sword. Because of the several bleeding injuries, Rajesh collapsed on the spot. On hearing of sound, people from the locality gathered there. The culprits threatened them with serious consequences and, therefore, people ran away and closed their shops and houses. Later on, brother of Rajesh came to the spot and took him to the hospital where F.I.R. was registered. Medical report shows in all eight incised wounds on different parts of body, including the incised wound over left frontal region, incised wound deft parietal scalp, incised would left hand and wrist, incised wound thumb extensor aspect and incised would left leg below knee joint. Taking into consideration the nature of injuries and considering in which Rajesh was attacked and the role attributed to present Applicant in F.I.R., prima facie no case is made out for grant of bail. If bail is granted, the several possibilities are that either applicant abscond or may tamper with the prosecution evidence. 4 Therefore, bail application stands rejected. (J.H.BHATIA, J.)