1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.4157 OF 2010 Devidas s/o Vishwanath Mhaske ..Applicant (Orig.Accused) Versus The State of Maharashtra through Police Station Officer, Shrigonda Police Station, Ahmednagar ..Respondent Mr.N.V.Gaware, Advocate for applicant Mr.N.R.Shaikh, A.P.P. for respondent-State CORAM : P.V. HARDAS, J. DATE : 22nd October, 2010 PER COURT 1. The applicant who is the father-in-law of deceased Savita seeks his release on bail in Crime No.309/2010 registered by the Shrigonda Police Station, District Ahmednagar for offence punishable under Sections 302, 498-A, 323, 504, 506 read with section 34 of the Indian Penal Code. 2. It appears that on 6.9.2010 deceased Savita was set ablaze and thereafter she succumbed to her injuries on 11.9.2010. A dying declaration of Savita came to be recorded on 8.9.2010, which has been treated as first information report and on the basis of which the offence 2 has been registered. In the dying declaration Savita implicates her husband and her mother-in-law in respect of the burns sustained by Savita. The only allegations against the present applicant are that the applicant was not providing them sufficient money for their maintenance and that he was assaulting and abusing Savita. The present applicant is not in any manner implicated in the offence punishable under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code. The applicant was arrested on 9.9.2010 and the investigation is nearly completed and in such circumstances, according to me further detention of the applicant is not justified. 3. Accordingly, this application is allowed and the applicant is directed to be released on bail on his executing a P.R. bond in the sum of Rs. 10,000/- with one surety in the like amount to the satisfaction of the trial Court. The applicant shall not influence the prosecution witnesses and shall also attend Shrigonda Police Station once a week on every Sunday between 8.00 to 10.00 a.m. till the filing of the charge-sheet. Application allowed accordingly. ( P.V. HARDAS, J.) (vvr/4157.10criappln)