1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 471 OF 2010 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1192 OF 2009 Kailas Sitaram Sharma ...Applicant/ Appellant/ Accused No.1 vs. The State of Maharashtra ...Respondent Mr.Prashant Gurav for the Applicant. Mrs.M.R. Tidake, APP for the State. CORAM : V.M. KANADE, J. DATED : APRIL 28, 2010 P.C. :- 1 Heard Counsel for the applicant and APP for the State. 2 The applicant has been convicted by the Sessions Court for offence punishable under Section 489(B) and (C) read with 34 of the IPC and is 2 sentenced to suffer RI for five years. 3 Counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant is in jail since last more than 2 years out of the five years which are awarded by the Sessions Court. He has submitted that the other co- accused have been released on bail by this Court by order dated 4th March, 2010 in Criminal Application No.162/2010 in Criminal Appeal No.1190/2009 and Criminal Application No.163/2010 in Criminal Appeal No.1190/2009 and also in Criminal Application No.9 of 2010 in Criminal Appeal No.1135/2009. 4 In my view, since the other co-accused have been released on bail by this court (Coram : B.R. Gavai, J.), the applicant is entitled to be released on bail on the ground of parity. The applicant also has undergone almost two years of sentence. 5 The applicant be released on bail on execution of P.R. Bond in the sum of Rs.25,000/- 3 with one or two sureties in the like amount. The applicant shall report to the concerned police station on 1st and 15th day of every month. 6 Application is disposed of. (V.M. KANADE, J.)