FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET NO. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.1836 OF 2009 ___________________________________________________________ Office Notes, Office | Memoranda of Coram, | Court's or Judge's orders appearances, Court's | orders or directions | and Registrar's orders | _______________________|___________________________________ This application is filed for regular bail in connection with Crime No.15/2009 registered at Erandol Police Station, District Jalgaon for offences punishable under Sections 306, 498-A, 304-B of I.P.C. 2 At the outset, the learned Counsel for the applicants makes a statement that this application on behalf of applicants Nos. 2 and 3 is not pressed. 3 So far as applicant No.1 Pandharinath is concerned, he is father-in- law of the deceased. The learned Counsel appearing for the applicants invited my attention to various statements, F.I.R. And chargesheet and submitted that at the most allegations against Pandharinath may attract section 498-A of I.P.C. He is in jail since 18th February, 2009. It is further submitted that this Court rejected the application for bail before filing the chargesheet on the ground that investigation was in progress. Now, statement of witnesses and chargesheet are available and if same are perused carefully, so far the role of applicant No.1 Pandharinath is concerned, it stands on different footings. Because of the incident in question, all male members are are in jail and, therefore, applicant no.1 deserves to be released on bail. 4 The learned A.P.P. for the State invited my attention to the earlier order passed by this Court on 2nd April, 2009 and submitted that there is no change in circumstances. He also invited my attention to the chit written by the deceased to her father and submitted that merely because chargesheet is filed, it cannot be taken as change in circumstance and, therefore, he prayed that application for bail may be rejected. 5 On careful perusal of the statements of the witnesses, contents of the F.I.R. And the papers made available by the learned A.P.P. , so far as the accused no.1 Pandharinath is concerned, there are general allegations of demand of money and so far main act is concerned, at least prima facie, it appears that there are no specific allegations against him. Since chargesheet is filed and applicant Pandharinath is in jail from the date of his arrest i.e. 18th February, 2009, I am inclined to grant bail to applicant Pandharinath. 6 Hence, the application is rejected so far as applicants no.2 and 3 are concerned. The application, so far applicant No.1 Pandharinath Mango Mahajan is concerned, is allowed. The applicant No.1 Pandharinath shall be released on bail in connection with Crime No.15/2009 registered at Erandol Police Station, District Jalgaon for offences punishable under Sections 306, 498-A, 304-B of I.P.C., on his furnishing P.R. Bond of Rs.15000/- with one surety in the like amount and on conditions that he shall not tamper with the prosecution witnesses and evidence, he shall attend Erandol Police Station once in a week i.e. on every Sunday between 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., when he is released on bail, he should attend each and every date fixed by the trial Court for trial and in case of any single default in attending the trial Court without any satisfactory reason, the prosecution will be entitled to file application for cancellation of bail before the trial Court. With these observations, the application is partly allowed and disposed of. (S.S. SHINDE, J). 14.08.2009. PLK/#