abs IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 3896 OF 2007 Elango @ Managatti Harijan @ Arjun .. Applicant V/s The State of Maharashtra .. Respondent Mr.Rishi Bhuta for the applicant. Mr.K.V. Saste, A.P.P. for the State. CORAM : D.G. KARNIK, J. DATE : 13TH FEBRUARY 2008 P.C. P.C. P.C. : 1. Heard. 2. The applicant has been arrested in connection with C.R. No.269/2007 for the alleged offence punishable under section 454, 457, 380, 411 and 414 of the Indian Penal Code. 3. The prosecution case in short is that between 19th and 21st May 2007 some unknown persons committed theft in the premises of Shankar Jewellers Ltd., MIDC, Andheri. Gold ornaments worth more than a crore of - 2 - rupees were stolen. After investigation, the police arrested the applicant and six other co-accused in the month of June 2007 on different dates. Gold ornaments worth Rs.39 lacs were recovered from the present applicant. Gold ornaments worth different amounts were also recovered from the other co-accused. 4. Three of the co-accused have been granted bail by the Sessions Court and the other three have been granted bail by this Court (Coram: V.C. Daga,J. and Coram: D.G. Karnik, J.). Case of the applicant is not different from the other accused. In the circumstances, on the ground of parity the applicant is entitled to bail. Hence, I pass the following order:- ORDER ORDER ORDER The applicant be released on bail in connection with the offence mentioned above on his executing personal bond of Rs.1,00,000/- with two sureties for the aggregate amount of Rs.1,00,000/- subject to the following conditions:- (a) The applicant shall report to the MIDC Police Station once a fortnight, i.e. on 1st and 3 Mondays of every British calendar month. - 3 - (b) The applicant shall not make any inducement or threats to any of the prosecution evidence nor he shall tamper with the prosecution evidence. (c) In the event of breach of any of the above conditions, the bail granted to the applicant shall be liable to be cancelled. (D.G. KARNIK, J.)