IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY VP H CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION No. 206 OF 2009 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 309 OF 2008 Kalpesh Khodabhai Bharwad ... Applicant Vs The State of Maharashtra ... Respondent Mr. H. H. Ponda, for the Applicant. Mr. K. V. Saste, for the Respondent. CORAM : BILAL NAZKI, AND F. M. REIS, JJ. DATED: APRIL 1, 2009. P.C.: ---- 1. Heard the learned counsel for the applicant and the learned APP. Accused No. 1 to 3 were convicted for the offence punishable under Section 302 read with section 34 of the I.P.C and were sentenced to life imprisonment & the fine, and accused No.4 was acquitted. 2. Accused No.1 and 2 have been granted bail by this Court for the reasons given in the bail order dated 22nd January 2009 in Criminal Application No. 1425 of 2008 in Criminal Appeal No. 309 of 2008. We find the case of the present applicant who is accused No.3 is similar to the accused who have been already - 2 - granted bail by this Court. Therefore, we direct that the present applicant be released on bail subject to his furnishing P.R. bond in the sum of Rs.25,000/- with two sureties in the like amount, to the satisfaction of the learned Sessions Judge. Applicant is directed to remain present whenever the appeal is taken up for final hearing. . Bail application is accordingly disposed of. Sd/- Sd/- [ F. M. REIS, J.] [ BILAL NAZKI, J.]