{1} IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.191 OF 2010 Lawrence @ Sunny s/o Arvind Chopde Age-25 years, Occ-Labour R/o Indira Colony, Tarakpur, Tq & Dist-Ahmednagar APPLICANT VERSUS The State of Maharashtra RESPONDENT ....... Mrs. S.S.Jadhav, Advocate for applicant Mr. B.J.Sonawane, APP for respondent State ....... [CORAM : A.V.POTDAR, J.] DATE: 8th March 2010 PER COURT: 1. This is an application by which the applicant has prayed to release him on bail in connection with CR No.336/2008 registered with Kotwali police station Ahmednagar, as the applicant is arrested on 13.11.2008 and after completion of investigation charge sheet has been filed on 09.02.2009 and the case is numbered as Sessions Case No.09.2009. 2. Heard learned counsel for the applicant and learned {2} APP. 3. The present applicant is an accused in an offence punishable u/s 394, 395, 384, 363, 506 r/w 34 of the IPC r/w and u/s 25 of the Arms Act. 4. It appears that the said offence is registered against total 8 persons and all accused, except the applicant are released on bail. It is the case of the prosecution that the complainant was kidnapped for ransom and huge amount is taken by the accused. It is urged that like the present applicant, other accused were also identified in the identification parade and cash, mobile hand set and weapons so also the vehicles used by them are though recovered, yet they are released on bail. The applicant claims bail on the ground of parity, as the same was refused on the ground that huge amount was recovered at his instance. Learned APP opposed the application as the applicant is the mastermind of the said offence. 5. Admittedly, the Sessions Court, Ahmednagar is already flooded with pending cases and number of cases of under trial prisoners are not coming on board due to paucity of time. It is clear that for more than 1 and 1/2 year the applicant is behind the bars and there is no possibility that sessions case No.09/2009 may be decided in the near future. In the premise, if on the same evidence other co-accused are released on bail merely on the {3} ground that huge amount is recovered at the instance of the applicant, his liberty cannot be curtailed. In the premise, the applicant is entitled to be enlarged on bail, however by imposing certain conditions. 6. In the result, the application is allowed. The applicant be released on bail on his furnishing solvent surety in the sum of Rs.25,000/- and on executing PR bond in the like amount. Applicant to attend the Kotwali police station on 15th and 25th of each month between 2 and 5 p.m. till disposal of Sessions Case No. 09/2009. [A.V.POTDAR, J.] drp/A10/criapln191-10