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.2767 of 2007. APPLICATION No.2767 of 2007. APPLICATION No.2767 of 2007. Arjun Digambar Deshmukh ..Applicant. Vs. The State of Maharashtra ..Respondent. Mr V. V. Purwant, Advocate for the Applicant. Mr K. V. Saste, A.P.P for the State. CORAM: CORAM: CORAM: V.C. DAGA,J. V.C. DAGA,J. V.C. DAGA,J. DATED: DATED: DATED: 13th September,2007. 13th September,2007. 13th September,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.58 of 2007 registered with Akluj Police Station, for the offence punishable under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471 read with Section 34 of the I.P.C. 4. According to the prosecution, the present applicant alongwith other accused are operating as brokers and are engaged in the business of sale and purchase of themotor vehicles. It is further alleged that the present applicant has indulged in preparing ( 2 ) bogus registration books of motor vehicles and has a link with persons engaged in preparation and issuance of bogus RC books. 5. The learned counsel for the applicant submits that the charge sheet has already been filed against the accused. He has brought to my notice the order dated 13.8.2007 in Criminal Application No. 2632 of 2007 passed by the this Court; whereby, the co-accused " Mukhtar Nazir Patel" has been released on bail. He is, thus, seeking bail on parity. 6. The learned APP for the State has strongly opposed the bail application but could not take his submission to the logical end. He, ultimately, submitted that in the event of grant of bail, the applicant-accused be directed to attend Police Station once in a week with direction to co-operate the Investigating Agency. 7. 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 Arjun Digambar Deshmukh be released on bail in the sum of Rs. 50,000/- with one or two ( 3 ) sureties in the like amount. b] the applicant shall report concerned Police Station,once in a week i.e. on Friday between 3.00 to 5.00 p.m. till conclusion of the trial. c] the applicant shall not pressurise prosecution witnesses and that he shall co-operate the Investigating agency. d] Any observation made in this order shall not be construed as any finding or any expression of opinion on the merits of the case at the time of trial. 8. The application is allowed in the above terms. (V.C. (V.C. (V.C. DAGA,J.) DAGA,J.) DAGA,J.)