IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 536 OF 2009 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 536 OF 2009 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 536 OF 2009 Yogesh Mansing Patil ...Applicant vs. The State of Maharashtra ...Respondent Mr.A.B. Vagyani for the Applicant. Mrs.M.H. Mhatre, APP for the State. CORAM : V.M. KANADE, J. CORAM : V.M. KANADE, J. CORAM : V.M. KANADE, J. DATED : MARCH 20, 2009 DATED : MARCH 20, 2009 DATED : MARCH 20, 2009 P.C. :- P.C. :- P.C. :- 1. Heard Counsel for the applicant and APP for the State. 2. The applicant has been arrested in connection with an offence punishable under Section 302 read with 34 of the IPC and other related offences under the IPC registered vide C.R.No.83/2007 at Laxmipuri Police Station, Kolhapur. Charge-sheet has been filed. Out of 11 accused, 8 persons have been granted bail by this Court by various orders by Brother D.B. Bhosale, J. The applicant seeks bail on the ground of parity. It is submitted that there is only one eye witness in the said incident and his statement is recorded after two days - 2 - from the date of the incident. It is submitted that the other accused against whom similar role which is alleged against the present applicant have been granted bail. 3. In my view, the applicant is entitled to get bail on the ground of parity. In view of the bail granted to the other 8 accused by this Court in Criminal Application No.3526/2008 to 3529/208, the applicant be released on bail in the sum of Rs.5000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount. The applicant shall report to the concerned police station once in a month. 4. The application is disposed of. (V.M. KANADE, J.) (V.M. KANADE, J.) (V.M. KANADE, J.)