1 jpc/- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 799 OF 2009 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 877 OF 2009 Ramchandra Jairam Harijan and others .. Applicants Vs. The State of Maharashtra and another .. Respondents Shri Shaikh Asma i/b Khan Abdul Wahab for the Applicant Mrs. S. V. Gajare, for the Respondent-State CORAM :SMT. MRIDULA BHATKAR, J. DATE : 31st August, 2009. P. C. 1. Heard learned Counsel for the parties. 2. This bail application is preferred by the appellants- Accused Nos. 3 and 5 who are convicted for the offence punishable under Section 399 and 402. The accused are sentenced to suffer R.I. for four years. It is pointed out by the learned counsel appearing for the accused that the other accused i.e. accused Nos. 1, 2 and 4 who are convicted in the same case are released on bail by this Court. Learned Prosecutor submits that the applicants- accused are facing one more trial for the similar offence in the Sessions Court and in that matter they are not released. 3. On the ground of parity and as the Appeal is not likely to be heard before the period of sentence is over and as these accused have 2 already undergone one year s sentence of R.I, the bail application is ’ allowed in terms of following order. i. The applicants-accused are directed to be released on bail in connection with C. R. No.214/2008 registered with Tilaknagar Police Station, Mumbai on executing personal bond in the sum of Rs. 15,000/-(Rupees Fifteen Thousand) with one local surety in the like amount. ii. The applicant shall report to the concerned police station once on first Monday of every month between 3.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m. iii. The Bail application disposed of accordingly. (MRIDULA BHATKAR, J.)