IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE APPELLATE SIDE APPELLATE SIDE CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 3123 OF 2007 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 3123 OF 2007 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 3123 OF 2007 Vishal Anil Merukar. ... Applicant. V/s. The State of Maharashtra. ... Respondent. Ms.Revati Mohite-Dere for the applicant. K.V.Saste, A.P.P. for the State. CORAM: V.C.DAGA, J. CORAM: V.C.DAGA, J. CORAM: V.C.DAGA, J. DATED: 29th October 2007. DATED: 29th October 2007. DATED: 29th October 2007. P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: ---- ---- ---- . Heard learned counsel for the applicant and learned A.P.P. for the State. 2. The applicant is seeking bail in connection with C.R.No.337/2003 registered with Deccan Police Station, Pune for the offences punishable under sections 420, 467, 468, 471, 475, 201 read with section 34 of Indian Penal Code. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the main co-accused Dinesh N. Kharde and other co-accused, viz., Nitin Madhav Wahalkar, Purshottam R. Pola, Moshan Gopal Shahpurkar, Deepak Gopal Shahapurkar, Mahesh Gopal Shahapurkar and Devendra Suresh Dhanokar have been enlarged on bail by the Sessions Court, Pune. She, therefore, submits that the present applicant is also entitled to be released on bail on parity. 4. In the above view of the matter, I am inclined to grant bail to the applicant on parity, subject to the following conditions: (a) The applicant, arrested in connection with C.R.No.337/2003 registered with Deccan Police Station, Pune shall be enlarged on bail in the sum of Rs.25,000/- with one or two local sureties to make up the said amount. (b) The applicant shall report to the concerned Police Station once in a week, i.e. on every Friday between 3.00 to 5.00 p.m. till conclusion of the trial. He shall co-operate with the investigating agency for disposal of the case. (c) The order of bail will be given effect only after the applicant furnishes to the investigating officer the details about his place of residence and address where he proposes to stay after he is enlarged on bail. - 3 - The applicant will not change his residential address thereafter till the conclusion of trial without prior intimation to the investigating officer. (d) The applicant shall not directly or indirectly, make any inducement or threat or pressurise any prosecution witnesses and shall not in any manner tamper with the prosecution evidence. (e) It is needless to mention that breach of any of the conditions by the applicant shall result in cancellation of bail. (f) Any observation made in this order shall not be construed as finding or expression on merits of the case at the time of trial. 5. Application stands disposed of accordingly. JUDGE JUDGE JUDGE