Arunasalam Shuthakaran v. The State Of Maharashtra

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL BAIL APPLICATION NO. 429 OF 2019 Mr. Arunasalam Shuthakaran .....Applicant Vs.

State of Maharashtra ....Respondent.

Mr. Dinesh Tiwari a/w Mikhail Dey I/by Dinesh Tiwari & Associates for the Applicant.

Mr. R.M. Pethe, APP for the Respondent-State. CORAM : A. S. GADKARI, J.

DATE : 27th FEBRUARY, 2019.

P.C.:- This is a successive Application for bail of Original Accused No.1. The earlier Bail Application No. 2182 of 2017 preferred by the Applicant was rejected by this Court by its Order dated 24th February, 2018.

After rejection of the earlier Bail Application, the Hon'ble the Supreme Court by its Order dated 4th December, 2018 was pleased to grant bail to co-accused No. 4 who is attributed with same and/or similar role as of the Applicant.

Subsequently, this Court by its Order dated 24th January, 2019 has granted bail to the Original accused Nos. 2 and 3 on the 1/3

ssm 2 6-ba429.19.doc ground that the Original accused No. 4 was granted bail by the Hon'ble the Supreme Court. The allegations made against the present Applicant are similar to those of Original accused Nos. 2,3 and 4 and therefore, the Applicant is entitled to be released on bail on the ground of parity.

Hence the following Ordera) The Applicant shall execute PR bond in the sum of Rs.1,00,000/- (Rupees One Lakh only).

b) He shall deposit cash security of Rs.50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand only) with the Trial Court. c) The Srilankan, UK and German Embassy shall not issue any travel document to Accused No.1 during the pendency of the Trial.

d) The passport of Accused No. 1 shall remain deposited with the Trial Court and he shall not leave the country during the pendency of the trial. e) The Applicant, before his actual release from Jail, shall submit the documents of his prospective residence to the concerned police station along with mobile/phone number for contact at the said place 2/3

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f) The Applicant shall inform about his residential address where he intend to reside after his release from Jail and in case of change of address, inform from time to time to the concerned police station. g) The Criminal Application is accordingly disposed of, in the above terms.

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