BA-1153-11.sxw 1 Dixit IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL BAIL APPLICATION NO.1153 OF 2011 Raju Gopinath Manjrekar ... Applicant V/s. The State of Maharashtra, Thru’ Thane Nagar Police Station ... Respondent Mr. Sachin Deokar, i/b. Mr. R.D. Suryawanshi, for the Applicant. Mrs. S.D. Shinde, APP, for the Respondent. CORAM:- A.M. THIPSAY, J. DATED :- 2 ND AUGUST, 2011. P.C. : 1. Heard. 2. The Applicant is arrested in respect of a crime which was registered on 17th August, 1990. The allegation against the Applicant is that he has committed offences punishable under Sections 147 IPC, 148 IPC and 307 IPC read with Sections 34 and 149 of the IPC. The Applicant was released on bail in the year 1990 itself. However, admittedly, he did not remain present before the trial Court to face his trial. He was arrested on 8th November, 2010. He sought bail from the Additional Sessions Judge, who rejected the application BA-1153-11.sxw 2 Dixit for bail observing that the Applicant had absconded and since the matter was old, it was not possible to release the Applicant on bail. 3. The view of the matter, as taken by the Additional Sessions Judge, is quite reasonable. Since there is no proper explanation about the Applicant's absence for a period of about twenty years, I do not think it fit to release him on bail. However, the trial should be directed to be held expeditiously. 4. The Bail Application is rejected. 5. However, the learned Additional Sessions Judge is directed to expedite the trial and endeavour to complete it as early as possible. [A.M. THIPSAY, J.]