1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.1637 OF 2010 Mr.Shankar Dadasaheb Kale )..Applicant Vs. The State of Maharashtra )..Respondent ­­­­ Mr. Dilip Bodake for the applicant. Mrs. M. H. Mhatre APP for the State. ­­­­ Coram : R.S.MOHITE,J Date : 5th May, 2010 PC 1 This is an application for grant of bail. The applicant is shown as an accused in C.R.No.35 of 2009 registered by the Dhebewadi police station, Tal. Patan, Dist. Satara for alleged offences under Sections 307, 498­A, 323, 504 & 506 read with 34 of IPC. The injured is Vaishali who is the wife of the present applicant. On perusing the complaint, the incident in question is said to have occurred on 14.6.2009. The complainant Vaishali has stated that she was harassed after marriage and on the date of the incident her husband poured kerosene on her behind and set her on fire. She has further stated that after setting her on fire, her husband and her mother­in­law went outside the house and closed the door from outside. She immediately poured water on herself and set fire off. It is the case of the applicant that she set herself on fire after locking the door from inside. It is their further case that mother­in­law had to jump down from the roof and jumped from roof. The applicant relied upon a medical certificate which indicates that mother­in­law has suffered blunt trauma on her leg. On the last date, APP was directed to verify whether the 2 medical certificate was genuine. APP states that mother­in­law was admitted in the hospital and that the certificate is genuine. Advocate for the applicant states that Vaishali has now been discharged and is staying with her parents. Taking into account the aforesaid facts, it is directed that pending his trial in connection with C.R.No.35 of 2009 registered by the Dhebewadi police station, the applicant may be released on bail in the sum of Rs. 15,000/­ with one surety in the like amount subject to the condition that he reports to the Investigating officer once a fortnight on every 1st and 3rd Mondays of each month till the disposal of the trial and subject to further condition that he will not tamper with the witnesses and remain present on all dates of his trial unless exempted. Application stands disposed off. (R.S.MOHITE,J) 3