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 CRI.APPLICATION NO.3485 OF 2008 CRI.APPLICATION NO.3485 OF 2008 CRI.APPLICATION NO.3485 OF 2008 Smt. Managal Raju Bhalshankar, .. Applicant Vs The State of Maharashtra, .. Respondent. Mr Sudhir Halli, for the applicant. Mr H.J.Dedhiya, APP for the respondent. CORAM : D.B.BHOSALE,J. CORAM : D.B.BHOSALE,J. CORAM : D.B.BHOSALE,J. DATE : 10/11/2008 DATE : 10/11/2008 DATE : 10/11/2008 PC: PC: PC: 1. Heard Mr.Halli, learned counsel for the applicant and Mr.Dedhiya, learned APP, for the State. 2. The applicant has prayed for bail in C.R.No.248 of 2008 of Haveli police station, District-Pune. The said crime has been registered against the applicant and four others for having allegedly committed an offence punishable under sections 302 and 201 read with 34 of IPC. It is on the allegations that the present applicant and four others assaulted the deceased Hasumukh Ali Badshahmulla on 31.5.2008 and threw his dead body in the well. 3. Mr Halli, learned counsel for the applicant, at the outset, invited my attention to the orders passed by the Sessions Court releasing two other accused, namely, Dilip and Sundarabai, and submitted that the role attributed to these two accused and the present applicant is identical and hence prayed for bail on parity. I have perused the orders dated 12.9.2008 and 16.9.2008 releasing Dilip and Sundarabai on bail by the Sessions Court. I have also perused the statements of other witnesses including the statements of Gina alias Lalbanu Nikambe and Sayra. Both these witnesses have named the applicant along with Dilip and Sundrabai. According to them, the applicant, Dilip and Sundrabai assaulted the deceased with fist and kicks blow, whereas accused no.1 Duryodhan assaulted the deceased and inflicted the fatal injuries with axe. Considering the material placed before me, I am satisfied that the present applicant, who is a woman, is entitled for bail on parity. Hence, the following order. 3. The applicant be released on bail in the sum of Rs.25,000/- with one or two sureties to make up the said amount, subject to condition that the applicant shall report to the concerned police station every alternate Saturday between 10 and 11 am till the conclusion of 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 without being influenced by the observations made in this order. (D.B.BHOSALE, J.) (D.B.BHOSALE, J.) (D.B.BHOSALE, J.)