IN IN IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL CRIMINAL CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION. APPELLATE JURISDICTION. APPELLATE JURISDICTION. CRIMINAL CRIMINAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION No.2004 of 2007. APPLICATION No.2004 of 2007. APPLICATION No.2004 of 2007. Bhikan Anna Pawar ..Applicant. Vs. The State of Maharashtra ..Respondent. Ms Madhavi Taranandi i / b M. V. Deshmukh, Advocate for the applicant. Ms M. H.Mhatre, A.P.P for the State. CORAM: CORAM: CORAM: V.C. DAGA,J. V.C. DAGA,J. V.C. DAGA,J. DATED: DATED: DATED: 8th August, 2007. 8th August, 2007. 8th August, 2007. P.C.:- P.C.:- P.C.:- 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant and learned APP for the State. 2. Perused application and the material available on record. 3. The applicant is seeking bail in C.R. No.74/07 registered with Ambad Police Station, District Nashik for the offence punishable under Sections 454, 457, 380 read with Section 34 of the I.P.C. 4. The learned counsel appearing on behalf of the applicant brought to my notice the order dated 6.3.2007 in Criminal Misc. Application No. 225 of 2007 passed by the learned Sessions Judge, Nashik; whereby one ( 2 ) of the co-accused "Dadya alias Pandit Ganpat Shring" has been released on bail. The certified copy of the said order is taken on record. 5. The learned counsel for the applicant is seeking bail on parity. The learned APP for the State opposed the bail application but could not take her submission to the logical end; she, ultimately, submitted that in the event of granting bail, the applicant-accused be directed to attend Police Station once in a week with direction to co-operate the Investigating Agency. 6. In the above view of the matter,I am inclined to grant bail to the present applicant on following terms and conditions. a] the applicant-accused Bhikan Anna Pawar be released on bail in the sum of Rs. 25,000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount. b] the applicant shall report Police Station,Ambad District Nashik once in a week i.e. on Friday between 3.00 to 5.00 p.m. till conclusion of the trial. ( 3 ) c] the applicant shall not pressurise prosecution witnesses and that he shall co-operate the Investigating agency. 7. The application is allowed in the above terms. (V.C. (V.C. (V.C. DAGA,J.) DAGA,J.) DAGA,J.)