1 (Cr Appln 1179 of 2010 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.1179 OF 2010 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.573 OF 2010 Asgar Ali Mohd. Habib Ali Sayyed ...Applicant Vs. The State of Maharashtra ...Respondent ----- Mr.Prashant Gurav for Applicant Mrs. V.R. Bhosale -APP for the State ----- CORAM: V.M. KANADE J. DATED: 14TH OCTOBER, 2010 P.C. 1. Heard the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the Applicant and the learned APP for the State. 2. The Applicant has been convicted by the Trial Court for the offence punishable under section 397 r/w.34 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced to suffer R.I. for 7 years and to pay fine of Rs.1,000/- and, in default, to suffer R.I. for six months. 3. It is submitted that other two co-accused have been granted bail by this Court by order dated 17 th 2 (Cr Appln 1179 of 2010 ) September, 2010. It is submitted that the Applicant deserves to be released on bail on the ground of parity. 4. The learned APP for the State, after taking instructions from the Investigating Officer, submits that there are no prior antecedents against the present Applicant. 5. In my view, since the other two co-accused have been granted bail by this Court, the present Applicant deserves to be released on bail. It is an admitted position that no test identification parade has been held and the panch witnesses have been turned hostile. 6. Under the circumstances, the Applicant be released on bail on execution of P.R.Bond of Rs.5,000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount. He shall report to the concerned police station once in a month. Application for bail is, accordingly, disposed of. (V.M. KANADE J.)