1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.3543 OF 2009 Andresh Petras Bhosale @ M.K. Deshpande ....Applicant Vs. The State of Maharashtra ....Respondent ----- Shri Kuldeep S. Patil for Applicant Shri H.J. Dedhia - APP for State. ------ CORAM: V.M. KANADE J. DATED: 1ST DECEMBER, 2009 P.C. 1. Heard the learned Counsel appearing on behalf of the Applicant and the learned APP for the State. 2. This is a second application for bail filed by the Applicant. It is submitted that the earlier application was allowed to be withdrawn, however, liberty was granted to apply after some time. 3. It is submitted that one of the co-accused has been released on bail by this Court by order dated 15th October, 2009 and, therefore, on the ground of parity, the Applicant also deserves to be released on bail. 1 4. The Applicant is in custody since 18.5.2008. It is alleged that the Applicant had committed an offence under sections 420, 406, 467, 468, 471, 420 r/w. 34 of the Indian Penal Code. It is submitted that the charge sheet has been filed and the investigation is over. The trial is not likely to commence immediately in near future. The Applicant and the other accused posed as recovery agents of Bank of Maharashtra and induced the complainant to pay a huge amount of Rs. 49,00,000/-. It is an admitted position that an amount of Rs.26,92,000/- has already been recovered from the other co-accused. Since the accused has been released on bail and the role attributed to the present Applicant is similar and further, he is in custody since last 1 1/2 years, continued detention of the Applicant, in my view, is not necessary. 5. The Applicant be released on bail in a sum 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.)