1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRI.APPLICATION NO.2729 OF 2009 Sachin Laxman Chavan .. Applicant Vs State of Maharashtra .. Respondent Mr.A.P.Mundargi, Senior Counsel i/b Mr Hrishekesh Mundargi, Advocate for the Applicant. Mr. S.S.Pednekar, APP, for the Respondent. CORAM : D.B.BHOSALE, J. DATE : 26/06/2009 PC: 1. Heard Mr Mundargi, learned senior counsel for the applicant and Mr Saste, learned APP for the respondent. 2. The applicant is seeking bail in C.R.No. I-19 of 2009 of Karad City Police Station, Dist-Satara. The said crime has been registered against the applicant for having allegedly committed an offence punishable under sections 302, 212, 120(B) read with 34 of IPC and section 3/25 read 5/27 of Arms Act. T 2 3. The prosecution case, in short, is that the applicant and eight others allegedly hatched a conspiracy to kill one Sanjay Patil. Accordingly, on 15.1.2009, Sanjay Patil was murdered by two accused, namely, Sagar Parmar and Habib Shaikh at 3.30 a.m. Insofar as the present applicant is concerned, according to the prosecution, his vehicle was used by one of the co-accused in the election and that the present applicant was seen with the co- accused on 14.1.2009 in the garage of one Muddassar Nijam Momin. Muddasar Nigam Momin has already been released on bail. Mr. Mundargi, learned senior counsel for the applicant, submitted that except these allegations, there is no other material on record to connect the applicant with the alleged offence. He also placed reliance upon the order passed this court dated 12.6.2009 in Criminal Application No.2524 of 2009, by which Muddassar Nigam Momin has been released on bail, and submitted that the applicant is also entitled for bail on parity. Having considered over all facts and circumstances of the case and the nature of allegations against the present applicant, in my opinion, the applicant is entitled to be released on bail. Hence, the following order. Applicant-Sachin Laxman Chavan is directed to be enlarged on bail in the sum of Rs.25,000/- with one or two 3 sureties to make up the said amount, subject to the condition that he shall report to the concerned police station on every Wednesday and Saturday between 6 and 7 pm till conclusion of the trial. It is made clear that no application for relaxation of the condition imposed, will be entertained in view of the fact that such condition is imposed having regard to the peculiar facts and circumstances of the case. While passing this order, I shall not be understood to have expressed any opinion on merits of the case and the trial Court shall deal with the case uninfluenced by the observations made in this order. Application is disposed of. (D. B. Bhosale, J.)