1 mpt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 84 of 2010 Vishal Puran Jain ... Applicant versus The State of Maharashtra ... Respondent ... Mr.J.G.Reddy for the applicant. Ms.M.H.Mhatre APP for the State. CORAM : D.G. KARNIK, J. DATED : 15th January 2010 P.C. 1. Heard. 2. The prosecution case in short is that the applicant along with the accomplice Adi Krishna Kumar kidnapped Prince, a minor boy of 8 years on 24th October 2009 and by telephone calls made to his father demanded ransom of Rs.One crore. Demand of the amount of ransom was then reduced to Rs.Thirty lakhs. A trap was arranged and a handbag containing a bundle of papers was accepted by the co-accused on the belief that it contains currency notes. The co-accused was arrested on the spot in the trap. 2 3. The crime is a serious offence. Investigation is going on. In the circumstances, it would not be appropriate to enlarge the applicant on bail, pending investigation. Hence, application is rejected. (D.G. KARNIK,J.)