IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION 320 OF 2009 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.65 OF 2007 Jaky @ Jakya Sabngalya Pawar .. Applicant Versus The State of Maharashtra .. Respondent Mr.Daulat G. Khamkar for the applicant. Mr.J.P.Yagnik, A.P.P for the respondent. CORAM CORAM CORAM : A.S.OKA, J. : A.S.OKA, J. : A.S.OKA, J. DATE DATE DATE : 25th March 2009. : 25th March 2009. : 25th March 2009. P.C.: . Heard learned advocate for the applicant and the learned A.P.P for the State. The application for bail is made by the accused No.7. It is not in dispute that this is the first application for bail made by the applicant. The conviction of the applicant and other co-accused is for offence punishable under section 395 of the Indian Penal Code. The substantive sentence is rigorous imprisonment for seven years. The applicant accused No.7 was arrested on 05th August 2005. It is not in dispute that he has undergone sentence for a period of three years and eight months out of substantive sentence of seven years. The advocate for applicant is seeking bail on the ground that more than (2) half sentence has been undergone and also on the basis of parity. He has placed reliance on order dated 14th November 2008 passed by this Court in Criminal Application No.1240 of 2008. By the said order, bail was granted in favour of accused No.6. 2. There is no serious dispute about the fact that the applicant will be entitled to bail on the ground of parity. 3. Hence, I pass the following order: (i) The applicant shall be released on bail in the sum of Rs.5,000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount. (ii) The bail is granted subject to condition that the applicant will report to Daund police station once in a week for a period of one year and thereafter once in a month pending the hearing and final disposal of the appeal. (A.S.Oka,J)