Heard learned counsel for the respective parties.

2. The applicant, who is accused No. 11, in Sessions Case No. 180 of 2009 and Sessions Case No. 109 of 2013, arising out of Cr. No. I-19 of 2009 of Karad City Police Station, for the offences punishable under Sections 302, 307, 201, 212, 120B, r/w 34 of the Indian Penal Code; Sections 3(25) and 5(27) of the Arms Act, and Sections 56/142 of the Mumbai Police Act, has filed the present application for bail.

3. On 15/1/2009, at about 3.30 p.m., in front of Shivdarshan Hotel, situated in D.M. Complex, at Malkapur, Satara, two unknown boys fired 10 to 12 rounds from pistols at Sanjay Patil and ran away by a black coloured Motorcycle. Sanjay Patil died on the same day at about 6.00 p.m..

4. There is no dispute that there is strong prima-facie evidence against the accused Nos. 1 and 2 namely Sagar Parmar and Hamid Shaikh, who are still in custody, to establish that they are the said shooters who killed Sanjay.

5. The allegation against the present applicant is that he is the prime accused for having hatched the conspiracy to commit murder of Sanjay Patil. It is true that initially the applicant was not an accused person in Sessions Cas