1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.5552 OF 2009 Shri Sharad Dattu Patil : Applicant (Orig.Accused No.1) V/s. The State of Maharashtra : Respondent (Orig. Complainant) ... Mr.R.D.Suryawanshi for the applicant. Mr.A.S.Shitole, Addl. Public Prosecutor for the State. ... CORAM : B.R. GAVAI, J. DATE : MARCH 02, 2010. P.C.: This is an application for grant of bail. The applicant is seeking bail in connection with C.R. No.I/119/2008 for the offence punishable under sections 302 and 201 of the I.P.C. 2. It is the prosecution case that there was a love affair between the applicant’s niece and one Manoj, who is the son of the deceased Somaridevi Kanojiya. 3. The circumstances on which the prosecution relies are statements of one Balaram Kamble, who is alleged to have seen one Sitaram along 2 with Innova car near the scene of offence, motive, recovery of Innova car belonging to the applicant’s brother and recovery of weapon. 4. This Court vide order dated 19.6.2009 in Criminal Application No.1237 of 2009 has released the applicant therein Sitaram on bail. It can be seen that evidence against the present applicant as well as against Sitaram is almost identical. On the contrary, there is better evidence as against accused Sitaram inasmuch as he has been seen by Balaram Kamble along with Innova vehicle allegedly used in the crime, near the scene of the offence. 5. In that view of the matter, on the ground of parity, the applicant is entitled to be released on bail. 6. The applicant Sharad Dattu Patil is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond in the sum of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand only) with one or two sureties in the like amount. The applicant is directed to report to the concerned police station on every alternate Saturday between 6.00 p.m. and 7.00 .m. until completion of the trial. Criminal Application stands disposed of. B. R. GAVAI, J.