APPA. 1342-11 - 1 - VPH IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION No. 1342 OF 2011 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 888 OF 2009 Lalabai Rama Pawar ... Applicant Vs. The State of Maharashtra ... Respondent *** Mr. Vikas Shivarkar & A. B. Kadam, for the Applicant. Mrs. V. R. Bhosale, for the Respondent. *** CORAM : V. M. KANADE, & A. M. THIPSAY, JJ. DATE : OCTOBER 17, 2011 PC: 1. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the applicant and the learned APP appearing for the Respondent-State. The applicant has been convicted for the offence punishable under Sections 396 and 342 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment for life. 2. The learned counsel appearing for the applicant submits that the complainant in his evidence has stated that no woman was present at the time the dacoity was committed by the other accused. He submitted that the stolen articles were found in the tempo which APPA. 1342-11 - 2 - was seized by the police and the applicant was travelling in the tempo along with other accused. Taking into consideration the aforesaid facts, in our view, applicant deserves to be released on bail, apart from the fact that other co-accused Kamabai Pawar who was arrested, was also released on bail by this Court by an order dated 10th October, 2011. The applicant is, therefore, entitled, even otherwise, to be released on the ground of parity. 3. The applicant be released on bail, on execution of P. R. bond in the sum of Rs.5,000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount. The applicant shall report to the concerned police station once in a month. . The criminal application is disposed of in the aforesaid terms. [A. M. THIPSAY, J.] [ V. M. KANADE, J.]