1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MUMBAI CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.2368 OF 2009 1. Sandhya Namdev Kittye .. 2. Vaishali Tanaji More .. Applicants. Vs. State of Maharashtra .. Respondents. Mr.Kedar J.Patil for the applicants. Mrs.P.P.Shinde A.P.P. for the State. Coram: D.B. BHOSALE, J. Dated : 17th June, 2009 P.C. Heard learned counsel for the applicant and learned A.P.P. for the State. 2. The applicants are seeking bail in C.R.No.48 of 2009 of Hatkanangle Police Station, District Kolhapur. The said crime has been registered against the applicants and two others for having allegedly committed an offence punishable under sections 498-A, 306 r/w 34 of IPC. 3. The applicants are married sister-in-laws of the deceased – Supriya Shinde. At the relevant time, according to the complainant, Vaishali More - applicant no.2 was residing with the deceased and her husband - accused no.1, since her husband deserted her. Mr.Patil, learned counsel for the 2 applicant has placed on record the affidavit of the husband of applicant no.2 - Vaishali More. He has stated that his wife – applicant no.2 was staying with him at the relevant time and the statement in the FIR that he deserted her is not correct. The affidavit is taken on record. Moreover, in the remand applications the address of applicant no.2 given is that of matrimonial home and not of the deceased – Supriya and her husband. Both the applicants have small children and they are staying with their respective husbands. The charge-sheet has already been filed. The trial is likely to take long time. Keeping that in view and considering the nature of allegations against the applicants, I am satisfied that continued detention of the applicants is not necessary. Hence the following order: Applicants to be enlarged on bail in the sum of Rs.5,000/- each with one or two sureties to make up the said amount, subject to condition that they shall report to the concerned police station as and when called. While passing this order I shall not be understood to have expressed any opinion on merits of the case and the trial Court shall deal with the case uninfluenced by the observations made in this order. Application is disposed of. (D. B. Bhosale, J.)