1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR Criminal Application No.3414/2009 [Vitthal Kondba Jogdande and one .vrs. The State of Maharashtra] ..................................................................................................................................................................... Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders Court's or Judge's order of directions and Registrar's orders ..................................................................................................................................................................... Mr. R.M. Daga, Advocate for applicants, Mr. A.D. Sonak, APP for respondent. .......... CORAM : P.D. KODE, J. DATE : NOVEMBER 12, 2009. Heard both the sides. In spite of prayer for bail made by the applicant being vehemently opposed by the learned APP on the count of sufficient material being collected during the course of investigation of Crime No.112/2009 of Mahagaon Police Station registered for commission of offence under Sections 498-A, 306 r/w Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code about involvement of the applicant in commission of such offences and/or there being likelihood of evidence collected getting tampered, in event of their release on bail; still the discretion deserves to be exercised in favour of grant of bail to them, having regard to the statement made by the learned APP after obtaining instructions from the Investigating Officer that the investigation in the crime being practically complete except filing of chargesheet before the competent Court 2 and both the applicants being old aged person of age above than 60, both of them being in custody since 18.9.2009, both of them being not accused of commission of offence of death or imprisonment of life and the submission of learned counsel for the applicants that both of them were residing separately and not at the place at which their daughter-in-law Sonu has committed suicide by consuming poison on 5th of September, 2009. Hence, both the applicants are directed to be released on bail on each of them furnishing P.R. Bond in the sum of Rs.15,000/- (Rs. Fifteen thousand only) with two sureties in the like amount and subject to condition that each of them (i) attending Mahagaon Police Station on every Monday in between 11.00 A.M. and 2.00 P.M. until submission of chargesheet, (ii) not indulging in any activity of hampering the prosecution on ongoing investigation or tampering with the prosecution evidence so far collected for the same, (iii) not leaving the local limits of Mahagaon village without obtaining prior permission from the Court and (iv) not committing any offence while being on the bail granted. CA stands disposed of. Hamdast allowed. In view of disposal of main application, Criminal Application nos.310/2009 and 311/2009 stand disposed of. JUDGE Gulande