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. 1736 OF 2006 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 1736 OF 2006 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 1736 OF 2006 1. Yogesh Pandurang Patil, 2. Shri Umesh Bajrang Jagtap. ...Applicants V/s. The State of Maharashtra. ...Respondents Shri Anilkumar Patil for Applicants. Ms.M.M. Deshmukh, APP for the State. CORAM : V.M. KANADE, J. CORAM : V.M. KANADE, J. CORAM : V.M. KANADE, J. DATED : MAY 2, 2006 DATED : MAY 2, 2006 DATED : MAY 2, 2006 P.C. :- P.C. :- P.C. :- . Heard learned Counsel for the applicants and learned APP for the State. 2. The applicants were arrested in connection with an offence punishable under Sections 395, 397, 398 of the IPC. The chargesheet has been filed. The co-accused has been released on bail by this Court by order dated 18th April, 2006 in Criminal Application No.1323/2006. The applicants pray for bail is on the ground of parity. Some amounts have been recovered from the present applicants. There are no other antecedents. In my view, prima facie case has been made out by the applicants for grant of bail on the ground of parity. - 2 - 3. The applicants, therefore, be released on bail in the sum of Rs.5000/- each with one or two sureties in the like amount. The applicants shall report to Akluj Police Station twice in a month. 4. The applicants shall not tamper with the evidence or threaten the witnesses. If any complaint is received by the Investigating Officer, the Public Prosecutor is at liberty to file an application for cancellation of bail. 5. The trial Court shall not be influenced by any observations made by this Court while deciding the application and the same shall not be construed as an expression of opinion on merits of the case. . The application is disposed of. (V.M. Kanade, J.) (V.M. Kanade, J.) (V.M. Kanade, J.)