IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 3743 OF 2009 Lakshman Ramchandra Patil ..... ..... ...Applicant V/s The State of Maharashtra ..... ..... ...Respondent. Mr.Vijay Killedar, Adv. for the applicant. Mr.Y.M.Nakhwa, APP for the Respondent. CORAM: A.P.DESHPANDE, J. 21st August, 2009. PC: The applicant who is in custody since 22.7.09 has moved the present application under section 439 of Criminal Procedure Code for bail. The applicant at the relevant time was a director of Rajiv Gramin Bigar Cooperative Credit Society. During his tenure as a director ineligible persons are granted loan and on account of failure to recover the loan amounts depositors are not being paid their amounts. Learned counsel for the applicant has submitted that the Chairman and other directors of the society are already granted bail. Hence on the ground of parity applicant is claiming bail. One such order granting bail to Nana Yeshwant Naikwadi is placed on record. Learned APP does not dispute the fact that the present applicant is similarly situated with the said applicant who has been granted bail. Hence on the ground of parity the applicant deserves to be released on bail. In the result allowing the application I direct that the applicant be released on bail on executing personal bond in the sum of Rs.15,000/- with one surety in the like amount. The applicant shall attend the police station once in a week on every Sunday between 12.00 to 2.00 p.m. till filing of the charge sheet and cooperate in the investigation. Application stands disposed of. Copy of the order referred to above is taken on record and marked `X’ for identification.