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 CRI.APPLICATION NO.2935 OF 2008 CRI.APPLICATION NO.2935 OF 2008 CRI.APPLICATION NO.2935 OF 2008 Mohammed Sharif Zahiruddin Farooqui, .. Applicant. Vs State of Maharashtra, .. Respondent. Ms A.G.Bhaktwani, for the applicant. Mr K.V. Saste, APP, for the State. CORAM : D.B.BHOSALE,J. CORAM : D.B.BHOSALE,J. CORAM : D.B.BHOSALE,J. DATE : 01/10/2008 DATE : 01/10/2008 DATE : 01/10/2008 PC: PC: PC: 1. Heard Mr Bhaktwani, learned counsel for the applicant and Saste, learned APP for the respondent. 2. The applicant is seeking anticipatory bail in C.R No.I-129(A) of 2007 of Nizampura Police Station, Bhivandi. This crime has been registered under sections 420, 504,506 read with 34 of the IPC. It is on the allegation that the applicant was acting as a broker for sale of the lands owned by several persons and for which the co-accused Akbar Abdul Khatib had taken power of attorney from all those owners for selling their lands to different persons. It appears that on the basis of the said power of attorney, Akbar Abdul Khatib, with the help of the present applicant, sold the very same land to more than one person and thereby both have committed offences under sections 420, 504 and 506 of IPC. This Court is informed that Akbar Abdul Khatib, who has signed all the transactions on behalf of the land owners, has already been released on bail by the Sessions Court on 22.8.2008. The State has not filed any application seeking cancellation of his bail. I do not find any difference between the role played by the applicant and Akbar Khatib. In fact, the applicant has allegedly acted only as a broker and signed all those transactions as a witness. This fact has not been disputed by the learned APP. Keeping that in view, in my opinion, the present applicant is entitled for bail on parity. Hence, I pass the following order. 3. In the event of arrest, the applicant be enlarged on bail in the sum of Rs.15,000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount, subject to the following condition: that the applicant shall report to the concerned police station on 1st Saturday of every month between 10 and 11 am till the conclusion of the trial. The trial Court shall deal with the case on merits and without being influenced by this order. (D.B.BHOSALE, J.) (D.B.BHOSALE, J.) (D.B.BHOSALE, J.)