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. 574 OF 2009 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 574 OF 2009 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 574 OF 2009 Appasha Shivkaran Mangrule ...Applicant vs. The State of Maharashtra & Anr. ...Respondents Mr.V.V . Purwant for the Applicant. Mr.S.S. Pednekar, APP for the State. CORAM : V.M. KANADE, J. CORAM : V.M. KANADE, J. CORAM : V.M. KANADE, J. DATED : FEBRUARY 9, 2009 DATED : FEBRUARY 9, 2009 DATED : FEBRUARY 9, 2009 P.C. :- P.C. :- P.C. :- 1. Heard Counsel for the applicant and APP for the State. 2. Counsel for the applicant submits that the co-accused against whom similar role is attributed by the prosecution has been released on bail by this court (Coram : D.B. Bhosale, J.) by order dated 1st December, 2008 in Criminal Application No.4119/2008. It is common ground that role attributed to the said accused was identical to that of the present applicant. In this view of the matter, the applicant deserves to be released on bail on the ground of parity. - 2 - 3. The applicant be released on bail in the sum of Rs.5000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount for the offences punishable under Sections 302 read with 34 and 212 of the IPC registered at Akkalkot South Police Station vide C.R.No.6/2008. The applicant shall report to the concerned police station twice in a month. He shall not threaten any of the witnesses otherwise his bail shall be cancelled. 4. The application is disposed of. (V.M. KANADE, J.) (V.M. KANADE, J.) (V.M. KANADE, J.)