jpc ba747-11.sxw 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL BAIL APPLICATION NO.747 OF 2011 Rajaram Shamrao Sathe and others ... Applicants Versus The State of Maharashtra ... Respondent Mr. V. M. Thorat i/by Mr. M. V. Thorat for the applicant Mr. K.V. Saste, APP for the State Mr. S. S. Salunkhe, for original complainant CORAM:- A.M. THIPSAY, J. DATED :- 8th July, 2011. P.C. : 1. Heard Mr. Thorat, the learned advocate for the applicant, Mr. Saste, the learned APP for the State and Mr. Salunkhe, the learned advocate for the first informant. 2. Mr. Thorat has drawn my attention to the First Information Report and pointed that out the overt acts of assaulting by weapons are attributed to the co accused Yogesh Jagtap, Vishnu Jagtap and Ganesh Jagtap. Ganesh Jagtap and Vishnu Jagtap are alleged to have assaulted by a sickle and Yogesh Jagtap is alleged to have assaulted by a stick. The other accused- including the applicant- are alleged to have assaulted by fists and kicks. 3. It is not in dispute that co-accused Tanaji Jagtap, Samadhan jpc ba747-11.sxw 2 Jagtap, Laxman Sathe and Bhaskar Sathe have been released on bail by the Court of Sessions. The copy of the said order is produced by Mr. Thorat and the same is taken on record. 4. It is not in dispute that no role bigger or greater than the one attributed in the F.I.R. has been attributed to any of the present applicants, in any of the statements which have been recorded during investigation. In any case, the case of the applicants is on par with those who have been released on bail by the Court of Sessions. Considering this aspect, I am inclined to release the applicants on bail. 5. The application is allowed. 6. The applicants are ordered to be released on bail in the sum of Rs.40,000/-(Rupees forty thousand only)each with one surety in like amount or two sureties in the sum of Rs. 20,000/- each, on the condition that they shall not contact, meet or approach any of the prosecution witnesses, in any manner whatsoever (A.M. THIPSAY, J.)