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. 4506 OF 2008 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 4506 OF 2008 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 4506 OF 2008 Jairam @ Bala Anna Poojari ...Applicant vs. The State of Maharashtra ...Respondent Mr.Nitin Sejpal and Ms.Pooja Bhojane for the Applicant. Mr.S.R. Shinde, APP for the State. CORAM : V.M. KANADE, J. CORAM : V.M. KANADE, J. CORAM : V.M. KANADE, J. DATED : JANUARY 28, 2009 DATED : JANUARY 28, 2009 DATED : JANUARY 28, 2009 P.C. :- P.C. :- P.C. :- 1. Heard Counsel for the applicant and APP for the State. 2. The applicant is arrested in connection with an offence punishable under Section 307 read with Sections 143, 144, 146, 147, 148, 149, 506(II) of the IPC. 3. The complainant in his statement has stated that the applicant was the main assailant who had assaulted him with chopper on various parts of the body. 4. Counsel for the applicant submitted that other accused have been granted bail, therefore, on the ground - 2 - of parity, this applicant also should be released on bail. 5. I have perused the order of the Sessions Court granting bail to the other accused. From the record, it appears that the other accused had accompanied the present applicant and the present applicant was the main assailant. Therefore, merely because the other accused are released on bail, the present applicant cannot be released on bail on the ground of parity. 6. If the present applicant is released on bail, he is likely to tamper with the evidence or threaten the witnesses. 7. The application is, therefore, rejected. (V.M. KANADE, J.) (V.M. KANADE, J.) (V.M. KANADE, J.)