specific role of assault by means of knife was attributed to coaccused Avinash Jadhav. The submission on behalf of appellants that the name of the appellants came in the frame for the first time on 12th March, 2019, when the supplementary statement of the injured Vaibhav came to be recorded, appears well founded. In the supplementary statement, injured Vaibhav stated that apart from the named assailants, appellants herein, Rohit Singh and Vishal Ridhlan were also present and they assaulted him and the deceased by means of fist and kick blows. On the one hand, the appellants were not initially named as the assailants as members of the unlawful assembly. On the other hand, a minor role is attributed to the appellants. Thus a prima facie case to exercise the discretion in favour of the appellants is made out. In the aforesaid backdrop, the aspect of parity assumes significance. Rohit Singh, who was released by this Court, was attributed the very same role, which is attributed to the appellants. We do not find any material which distinguishes the role attributed to the appellants from that of Rohit Singh. A case for grant of bail on the ground of parity is also made out. knife was attributed to co-accused Avinash Jadhav. The submission on behalf of appellants that the name of the appellants came in the frame for the first time on 12th March, 2019 , when the supplementary statement of the injured Vaibhav came to be recorded, appears well founded. In the supplementary statement, injured Vaibhav stated that apart from the named assailants, appellants herein, Rohit Singh and Vishal Ridhlan were also present and they assaulted him and the deceased by means of fist and kick blows. On the one hand, the appellants were not initially named as the assailants as members of the unlawful assembly. On the other hand, a minor role is attributed to the appellants. Thus a prima facie case to exercise the discretion in favour of the appellants is made out. In the aforesaid backdrop, the aspect of parity assumes significance. Rohit Singh, who was released by this Court, was attributed the very same role, which is attributed to the appellants. We do not find any material which distinguishes the role attributed to the appellants from that of Rohit Singh. A case for grant of bail on the ground of parity is also made out.”
