1 abs FARAD CONTINUATION IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 5387 OF 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Court's or Judge's Orders Coram, appearances, Court's Orders or directions and Registrar's Orders Ms. Anjali Patil for the applicant. Mr. S.A. Shaikh, A.P.P. for the State. CORAM : D.G. KARNIK, J. DATE : 12TH JANUARY 2010 P.C. : 1. The applicant seeks bail in connection with C.R. No.I-83/2008 registered with Bazarpeth Police Station, Kalyan. 2. The case of the prosecution is that the applicant along with two others jointly committed robbery/dacoity and also abducted one Mr. Rajwade from his house. One of the co- accused, namely Girish Vidyadhar Nair, has 2 been granted by this Court (Hon’ble Mr. Justice V.M. Kanade) vide order dated 27th November 2009 passed in Criminal Application No.4293 of 2009. There is no difference in the role allegedly played by the present applicant and Mr. Nair who has been granted bail. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant is entitled to bail on parity. 3. Learned A.P.P. was unable to point out any distinguishing feature between the case of the applicant and the case of Mr. Nair except that the applicant has been accused in two other cases. Learned A.P.P. has no instructions whether those cases have been pending or already decided or the applicant has been acquitted. 4. The mere fact that two other cases have been filed against the applicant cannot itself be a ground for denial of bail to the applicant. Similar allegation was made in respect of 3 Mr.Nair also that he was an accused in another case but was discharged in that case. Hence, on the ground of parity I am inclined to grant bail to the applicant. Hence, I pass the following order: ORDER The applicant be released on bail in the sum of Rs.30,000/- with two sureties of the like amount subject to the condition that the applicant shall report his presence in the concerned police station once a month between 1st and 5th day of every British calendar month. (D.G. KARNIK, J.)