1 abs FARAD CONTINUATION IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 482 OF 2010 Irfan Ahmed Kureshi .. Applicant V/s The State of Maharashtra .. Respondent ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Court's or Judge's Orders Coram, appearances, Court's Orders or directions and Registrar's Orders Mr. Ujwal Agandsurve for the applicant. Mr. S.N. Gawade, A.P.P. for the State. CORAM : D.G. KARNIK, J. DATE : 9TH FEBRUARY 2010 P.C. : 1. By this application, the applicant seeks bail in connection with C.R. No. 291 of 2009 registered at Karmala Police Station, District Solapur, for an alleged offence punishable under section 3(1) of the S.C. & S.T. Act and section 307 and other sections of the I.P.C. 2 2. The offence is alleged to have been committed by Akeel Qureshi and his 4-5 friends who are alleged to have abused the complainant on his caste and assaulted him with knife. By an order dated 21st January 2010, this Court granted bail to Ijaj Ahmed Qureshi on the ground that it was Akeel who referred to the caste of the complainant and there was no reference to the caste by any other accused. The applicant therefore seeks bail on the ground of parity. 3. Learned A.P.P. fairly stated that there was no allegation in the F.I.R. that the applicant referred to the caste of the complainant. Material available against the present applicant is similar to the material available against Ijaj Ahmed Qureshi who has been granted bail. Hence, this applicant is also entitled to bail on the ground of parity as well as on merits. Hence, I pass the following order: 3 ORDER The applicant be released on bail on his executing a personal bond of Rs.20,000/- with two sureties of the like amount subject to the conditions that the applicant shall not threaten the prosecution witnesses, shall not interfere with the prosecution evidence and shall report to the concerned police station once a fortnight in the 1st and 3rd week of every British calendar month. Breach of any of the conditions would result into cancellation of bail forthwith. (D.G. KARNIK, J.)