1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 1376 /2010 ( Smt.Pushpabai wd/o Vithal Sonone vs. State of Maharahstra ) .................................................................................................................................................................... Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders Court's or Judge's order of directions and Registrar's orders ..................................................................................................................................................................... Mr Amol Mardikar,Adv.for applicant Mr Bhagde, APP for respondent. CORAM : A.P. BHANGALE, J. DATED : 8 th September, 2010. Learned Advocate for the applicant seeks bail on the ground that the applicant who is in the winter of her life and aged about 78 years, is facing murder trial. According to learned APP the trial has advanced to the stage of recording statement of the accused. Earlier learned Addl. Sessions Judge, Darvah rejected the prayer of the applicant on the ground that she had unnecessarily by remaining absent, prolonging the conclusion of the trial for more than one year; whereas there was no reasonable or plausible ground to condone her absence. The applicant may approach the trial Court for her statement u/s 313 Cr.P.C. and may apply for bail, which the trial Court shall consider on its own merit.. She shall be produced in the Court for recording statement u/s 313 Cr.P.C., and the trial Court to record her statement as early as possible. 2 2. With the above observations, Application stands disposed of. JUDGE Sahare