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 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 1258 OF 2009 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 1258 OF 2009 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 1258 OF 2009 Mr.Sanjay Motiram Sangamnere ...Applicant vs. The State of Maharashtra ...Respondent Mr.M.R. Jagdale for the Applicant. Mrs.M.H. Mhatre, APP for the State. CORAM : V.M. KANADE, J. CORAM : V.M. KANADE, J. CORAM : V.M. KANADE, J. DATED : MARCH 24, 2009 DATED : MARCH 24, 2009 DATED : MARCH 24, 2009 P.C. :- P.C. :- P.C. :- 1. Heard Counsel for the applicant and APP for the State. 2. The applicant is the step brother-in-law of the deceased. Prosecution case is that one Ganesh and Ashwini got married on 20th March, 2006 and on 20th October, 2008, her husband - original accused no.1 poured kerosene on her and set her on fire. Her dying declaration has been recorded. The only allegation against the present applicant is that he used to instigate the husband of the deceased and as a result, he used to assault the deceased from time to time. 3. Counsel for the applicant invited my attention - 2 - to the order passed by this Court in Criminal Application No.891/2009 whereby this Court was pleased to grant bail to the step sister-in-law of the deceased. It is submitted that the applicant is entitled to get bail on the ground of parity since similar allegations have been made against the said step sister-in-law. 4. Since this is the only allegation against the present applicant and since the said sister-in-law has been granted bail on the same allegation, the applicant also deserves to be released on bail on the ground of parity. 5. The applicant be released on bail in the sum of Rs.5000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount. He shall report to the concerned police station once in a month. 6. The application is disposed of. (V.M. KANADE, J.) (V.M. KANADE, J.) (V.M. KANADE, J.)