1 Cri-A-369-11.sxw IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Mhi CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 369 OF 2011 Girish Eknath Patil ... Applicant vs. The State of Maharashtra ... Respondents Mr.R.D.Suryawanshi,Advocate, for the applicant Mr.P.S.Hingorani, APP, for the respondent - State. CORAM: J.H.BHATIA,J. DATE : 7th April, 2011. P.C. 1. Heard the learned Counsel for the parties. 2. The present applicant is an accused in Crime No.71/3010 registered under Sections 143, 146, 147, 148, 336, 337, 325, 326, 427 read with Section 149 of IPC at Hill Line Police Station on a report of one Shivaji Jaywant Patil, who is accused in the counter case, being Crime No.70/2010 under Sec. 302 of IPC. The present applicant and one Suresh Patil had filed Criminal Application No. 5359/2010 for bail and that application was rejected on 10.1.2011. It appears that later on, three other accused Jitendra, Sanju and Sachin filed Bail Application No. 121/2011 and taking into consideration the role played by Sanju and Sachin, they 2 Cri-A-369-11.sxw were granted bail by order dated 15.2.2011. The present applicant has filed this second application seeking bail on the principle of parity. According to him, his role in the said incident cannot be distinguished from the role played by the accused Sanju and Sachin, who were granted bail. 3. After perusal of the record and hearing the arguments advanced by the learned Counsel for the applicant and the learned APP, I find it difficult to distinguish the case of the present applicant from that against Sanju and Sachin. 4. Therefore, on the principle of parity, the applicant Girish is granted bail and be released on his executing P.R. of Rs.30,000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount, with condition that he shall not tamper with the prosecution evidence. (J.H.BHATIA,J.)