THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY Criminal Petition No.5803 of 2009 ORDER: The petitioner apprehends arrest in Crime No.58 of 2008 of Bandlamotu P.S registered for the offences under Sections 498-A and 304-B IPC. The accusation made against the petitioner is that he harassed his wife Vijaya Lakshmi and the said Vijaya Lakshmi being not able to put up with the harassment poured kerosene on herself and set fire and thereby sustained burn injuries for which she succumbed while undergoing treatment in the hospital. Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent-State. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner put off the flames and shifted the deceased to the hospital and the conduct of the petitioner speaks of his innocence of the accusation levelled against him. Learned counsel referred to the dying declaration of deceased Vijaya Lakshmi wherein it is mentioned that the petitioner shifted the injured to hospital for treatment. As seen from the dying declaration, the deceased took the extreme step of putting an end to her life because of the harassment in the hands of the petitioner, who is no other than her husband. Such being the specific accusation levelled against the petitioner in the dying declaration of the deceased, I am of the view that the petitioner is not entitled to grant of anticipatory bail. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is dismissed. _____________________________ B.SESHASAYANA REDDY, J 07th August 2009 RAR THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY Criminal Petition No.5803 of 2009 DATED : 07-08-2009