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. 258 OF 2009 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 258 OF 2009 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 258 OF 2009 Devidas @ Devendra Dnaneshwar Khaire ...Applicant vs. The State of Maharashtra ...Respondent Mr.B.A. Allor and Mr.J.R. Jahagirdar for the Applicant. Mr.S.S. Pednekar, APP for the State. CORAM : V.M. KANADE, J. CORAM : V.M. KANADE, J. CORAM : V.M. KANADE, J. DATED : FEBRUARY 5, 2009 DATED : FEBRUARY 5, 2009 DATED : FEBRUARY 5, 2009 P.C. :- P.C. :- P.C. :- 1. Heard Counsel for the applicant and APP for the State. 2. The applicant has been arrested in connection with an offence punishable under Sections 395 and 397 of the IPC read with 135 of the Bombay Police Act registered vide C.R. No.255/2008 at Deccan Police Station, Pune. 3. The learned APP for the State submits that number of cases are pending against the present applicant. - 2 - 4. The learned Counsel for the applicant submits that all other accused have been released on bail though there are number of cases pending against them. 5. Since the other accused have been released on bail, the applicant deserves to be granted bail on the ground of parity. 6. The applicant be released on bail in the sum of Rs.5000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount. He shall report to the concerned police station once in a week. 7. The application is disposed of. (V.M. KANADE, J.) (V.M. KANADE, J.) (V.M. KANADE, J.)