1 mpt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 235 OF 2008 Vinod Kumar Khimaramji Parihar & Ors.. Applicants versus State of Maharashtra .. Respondent ... Mr.Kishore Jain i/b J.T. Nagor for the applicant. Mr.K.V. Saste APP for the State. CORAM : D.G.KARNIK, J DATED : 4th February 2008 P.C.: 1. The applicants are in custody since 25th July 2007 in connection with offence registered with the Khed police station under C.R. No. 119 of 2007 for alleged offence punishable u/s.394 r/w sec.34 of the IPC. 2. The prosecution case is that the applicants along with their two accomplices committed dacoity on 2 a highway. One Mr.Vishal Parihar was an employee of Dhanlaxmi Jewellers. The said Vishal along with co-employee of Dhanlaxmi Jewellers was travelling on a motor cycle with a bag containing gold ornaments when they were near Khed ghat, committed a robbery. It was subsequently discovered that Vishal himself was involved in the robbery and the plan was infact hatched by Vishal with the help of applicants who robbed the said ornaments. 3. By an order dated 10th January 2008 passed in Criminal Application no.3529 of 2007 this Court myself) has granted bail to Vishal subject to certain strict conditions. The present applicants claim bail on account of parity. The applicants and Vishal who has been granted bail were conspirators in the crime, and their role is not materially different. In my view, the applicants are entitled to bail on the ground of parity. Hence, I pass the following order:- O R D E R . The applicants be released on bail on executing a personal bond of Rs.One lakh each with two local sureties in the like amount subject to the following conditions:- 3 . The applicants shall report to Khed police station once a week on every Monday or Tuesday. In the event the applicants are unable to attend the police station in any week for any special reason, they may apply to the Sessions Court which may grant exemption on a particular occasion or occasions on its own merits. . Application is disposed of. (D.G. KARNIK, J)