BA-450-11.sxw 1 Dixit IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL BAIL APPLICATION NO.450 OF 2011 Willson @ Hunny Mosses Murthy ... Applicant V/s. The State of Maharashtra ... Respondent Mr. Sachin R. Pawar for the Applicant. Mr. K.V. Saste, APP, for the Respondent. CORAM:- A.M. THIPSAY, J. DATED :- 24 TH JUNE, 2011. P.C. : 1. Heard. 2. One Urvashi Dhavle, wife of the Accused No.1-Arvind Dhavle, was murdered by the said Accused No.1 with the help of eight others. The Applicant is said to be one of the eight others. It is contended that, even as per the case of the prosecution, the Applicant was merely present at the scene of the offence and that he has not actually taken any part in the alleged assault. It is submitted that the Applicant had accompanied the Driver of the vehicle - one Sharad Sose - accused No.6. The case of the Investigating Agency is that the accused persons hired a car, which was being driven by the said Sharad Sose, for coming to the spot where the deceased was attacked and killed. 3. The said Sharad Sose has already been released on bail by this Court (Criminal Application No.1981 of 2010 decided on 6th May, 2010) (Coram : R.S. BA-450-11.sxw 2 Dixit Mohite, J.). While opposing the Bail Application filed by the said co-accused Sharad Sose before the Court of Sessions, the Investigating Agency had filed their say in which it was mentioned that the role of the said Sharad Sose and the Applicant was of accompanying the other accused who actually assaulted the deceased. 4. Without going into further details, what needs to be observed is that the contention of the learned Advocate for the Applicant, to the effect that the case of the present Applicant is on par with that of the co-accused Sharad Sose, is correct. I am, therefore, inclined to grant bail to the Applicant on the principle of parity. 5. I am informed that the trial has not yet commenced. It appears proper to me, in the circumstances, to direct the trial to be expeditiously held. 6. The Applicant is ordered to be released on bail in the sum of Rs.25,000/-, with one surety in like amount. 7. The trial Court is directed to expedite the trial and dispose it of within a period of six months from today. [A.M. THIPSAY, J.]