Santosh Baban Mekale v. The State Of Maharashtra

G.A.Ghule [P.A.] 1/2 cri.appln. 2767.15..sxw

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY.

BENCH AT AURANGABAD.

Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction.

CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 2767 OF 2015.

SANTOSH BABAN MEKALE

VERSUS

THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA Appearance => Mr. Ravindra V. Gore, Advocate for the Applicant. Mr. V.H. Dighe, Additional Public Prosecutor for the State of Maharashtra.

CORAM

:

V.M. Deshpande, J.

DATE :

3rd July, 2015.

Per Court :- Present Criminal Application is filed by the Applicant for grant of regular bail in connection with CR No. I 46/2013 registered with Police Station, Shilegaon, Taluka - Gangapur, District - Aurangabad for the offences punishable under Section/s 307, 394, 302, 411 read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code. [2] Heard Mr. Ravindra V. Gore, learned counsel for the Applicant and Mr. V.H. Dighe, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the Respondent - State of Maharashtra.

[3] According to Mr. Ravindra V. Gore, learned counsel, there is no eye witnesses against the present Applicant. True it is, there is

2/2 cri.appln. 2767.15..sxw no eye witness against the present Applicant however, court cannot keep blind eye to fact that against the present Applicant eight offences are pending, right from the year 2012 for the offences, principally for the offences punishable under Section/s 394, 379 of the Indian Penal Code.

[4] In that view of the matter and looking to his long past criminal record, it would not be useful for the Applicant to release him on bail, since previously also when he was released on bail by the Court, he has committed the similar types of offence. Hence, I pass the following order :-

ORDER

Criminal Application is rejected.

(V.M. DESHPANDE, J.)