1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.4177 OF 2009 Balasaheb Manohar Torne APPLICANT VERSUS The State of Maharashtra, RESPONDENT Mr.K.M.Nagarkar, learned counsel for applicant. Mr.N.R.Shaikh, learned APP for respondent/State (CORAM : A.V.POTDAR, J.) DATE : 05/12/2009 PER COURT : 1. By the present application, the applicant has prayed to release him on anticipatory bail in connection with CR No.89/2009, registered in Rahata Police Station for an offence punishable u/s. 436, 143, 147, 149, 323, 504, 506 of The IPC. 2. Heard learned counsel for applicant followed by the submissions of learned APP appearing for State. Also perused the papers of investigation till carried out. 3. Considering the submissions across the bar that relation between complainant and present applicant are of father in law and son in law, as there was harassment to the daughter of the present 2 applicant from his son in law, who is the complainant on whose complaint, the offence came to be registered he is falsely implicated in the present case, hence to be released on anticipatory bail. 4. Considering the facts which revealed from the complaint that specific role is played by the present applicant that he poured kerosene on his grocery shop and on his house and then set it on fire in which all the utensils and day to day household articles as well as the material in the grocery shop burnt in the fire. This incident is not only projected in the complaint, but also witnessed by the eye witnesses, whose statements are on record and supported by the spot panchnama which discloses that the household property as well as the shop of the present complainant burnt in fire for which there is prima facie direct case against this applicant. No case made out to enlarge the applicant accused on anticipatory bail u/s. 438 of The Cr.P.C. Application sans any merit. Hence stands rejected. (A.V.POTDAR, J.) khs/DEC 2009/cri.appl.4177-09