1 Appln 4486-10 Anand IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.4486 OF 2010 Sanjay alias Lala Mahipati Kangude .Applicant V/s. The State of Maharashtra .Respondent Mr.Avinash Kamkhedkar, Advocate, for the Applicant Mrs.P.H.Kantharia, APP, for the Respondent - State CORAM : R.C.CHAVAN, J. DATE : 30TH NOVEMBER, 2010 P.C. . This is an application for bail by an accused, who is facing trial under M.C.O.C.Act, 1999 & who is arrested in connection with C.R.No.562 of 2006 for the offence punishable under Sections 302, 120B of the Indian Penal Code read with Section 3(25) of the Arms Act registered with Kothrud Police Station, Pune. 2 Appln 4486-10 2. Role attributed to him that he was present at the spot along with other miscreants and then fled by snatching a motor cycle of a member of public. A separate offence was registered for snatching the motor cycle of the bystander. According to the learned Counsel for the applicant, in that offence, applicant has been acquitted. Applicant has been identified at Test Identification Parade and the only role ascribed to him by the witness, who identified him is being present and fleeing on motor cycle. The learned Counsel for the applicant submits that accused Nos.2, 4, 5, 6, 11, 12 & 14 have been released on bail by the learned Special Judge under M.C.O.C.Act at Pune. Applicant's case cannot be distinguished from that of others who have been bailed out. The learned APP could not point out any feature which distinguishes case of the applicant from that of others who have been bailed out by the learned Special Judge, Pune. 3 Appln 4486-10 3. In view of this, applicant too be released on bail on his furnishing P.R.Bond of Rs.50,000/- with one or more solvent sureties in the like amount of Rs.50,000/- on the condition that he shall not keep any contact with any witness or tamper the prosecution evidence till the trial is over. Applicant shall additionally attend Kothrud Police Station, Pune on the 1st Sunday of the month between 10:00 to 1:00 p.m. till the trial is over. 4. Criminal Application is disposed of. (R.C.CHAVAN, J.)