1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MUMBAI CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.2799 OF 2009 Santosh @ Balu Dagadu Pawar .. Applicant. Vs. State of Maharashtra .. Respondents. Mr.Sandeep S.Salunkhe for the applicant. Mr.S.S.Pednekar A.P.P. for the State. Coram: D.B. BHOSALE, J. Dated : 18TH JULY, 2009 P.C. Heard learned counsel for the applicant and learned A.P.P. for the State. 2. The applicant is seeking bail in C.R.No.193 of 2008 of Pandharpur City police station. The crime has been registered against the applicant and six others for having allegedly committed an offence punishable under sections 302, 141, 144, 148, 149, 201, 120-B of IPC and sections 3/25 of the Arms Act. 3. Mr.Salunkhe, learned counsel for the applicant at the outset invited my attention to the order dated 7.7.2009 passed in criminal application No.2197 of 2009 2 enlarging co-accused – Prashant Tanaji Chorge on bail and submitted that the present applicant is entitled for bail on parity. The applicant was not named by any of the witnesses as one of the assailants and no test identification parade was conducted during investigation. Mr.Pednekar, learned A.P.P. after having gone through the order and material on record fairly stated that the role attributed and allegedly played by the applicant and co–accused - Prashat Tanaji Chorge are similar and, therefore, the applicant is entitled for bail on parity. In the circumstances this application is allowed. Hence the following order: Applicant to be released on bail in the sum of Rs.25,000/- with two sureties to make up the said amount, subject to the condition that the applicant shall report to the concerned police station on every Saturday between 6 pm and 7 pm till conclusion of the trial. While passing this order I shall not be understood to have expressed any opinion on merits of the case and the trial Court shall deal with the case uninfluenced by the observations made in this order. Application is disposed of. (D. B. Bhosale, J.)