1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 564 OF 2010 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL (ST) NO. 340 OF 2010 Sanjay Pandharinath Ahire ..Applicant Vs. The State of Maharashtra at the instance of S.S. Branch, CID, Mumbai ..Respondent ----- Mr.Sachinda B. Shetye and Mr.Irfan A. Shaikh for Applicant Mr.A.S. Shitole for Respondent ----- CORAM: V.M. KANADE J. DATED: 11TH JUNE, 2010 P.C. 1. Heard the learned Counsel appearing on behalf of the Applicant and the learned APP for the State. 2. Delay of 67 days caused in filing this appeal against the order of conviction is condoned for the reasons stated in the application. 3. Application is accordingly, disposed of. (V.M. KANADE J.) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 565 OF 2010 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL (ST) NO. 340 OF 2010 Sanjay Pandharinath Ahire ..Applicant Vs. The State of Maharashtra at the instance of S.S. Branch, CID, Mumbai ..Respondent ----- Mr.Sachinda B. Shetye and Mr.Irfan A. Shaikh for Applicant Mr.A.S. Shitole for Respondent ----- CORAM: V.M. KANADE J. DATED: 11TH JUNE, 2010 P.C. 1. The Applicant has been convicted for the offence punishable under section 5(1)of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 and is sentenced to suffer R.I. for 5 years and to pay a fine of Rs.2,000/- and, in default to suffer S.I. for one year. 2. The learned Counsel for the Applicant submits that the other two co-accused have been granted bail by this Court by order dated 17 th March, 2010 in Criminal Application No. 38 of 2010. He seeks bail on the ground of parity. 1 3. The learned APP for the State submits that those two co-accused, who have been granted bail by this Court were ladies and, therefore, he opposes the grant bail to the present Applicant. 4. There is some substance in the submission made by the learned Counsel for the Applicant. It is proved that the other two co-accused were ladies and they were released on bail by this Court. However, taking into consideration the sentence awarded by the Trial Court and fact that the Applicant has not violated conditions imposed by the Trial Court when he was released on bail and thirdly, the appeal is not likely to come up for hearing immediately in near future, the Applicant deserves to be released on bail. 5. The Applicant shall be released on bail on execution of a P.R. Bond of Rs.5,000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount. He shall report to the concerned police station once in a month. 6. Application is disposed of. (V.M. KANADE J.)