1appln-3167-10 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION No. 3167/2010 (FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL) Nandkumar P. Chavan and (3) others .. .. Applicants. vs. The State of Maharashtra .. .. Respondent. Mr K.S.Patil , for the Applicants. Mrs A. S. Pai, A.P.P.,for the State. CORAM:- A.R. JOSHI, J. DATE :- 20TH JULY, 2010. P.C.:- 1. Heard rival submissions for some time on this anticipatory bail application preferred by the applicants apprehending their arrest in C.R. no. 22/2010 registered with Poladpur Police Station, District Raigad for the offences punishable under Sections 498-A, 306, 323, 504, read with Section 34 of I.P.Code. 2. Victim woman set herself on fire in June, 2010 when she was residing with her father’s house for six months prior to the incident. She set herself on fire because of the ill-treatment and harassment meted out to her when she was 2appln-3167-10 staying with her husband, co – accused, at Panvel. From the two dying declarations of the deceased woman in which there are sweeping allegations against the present applicants who are applicant no.1 as brother of her husband, applicant no.2 is the wife of applicant no.1, applicant No.3 is sister of husband of deceased and applicant No.4 is college going daughter of applicant No.3. 3. Reportedly, husband and in-laws of the deceased are already arrested by the end of June, 2010 and are still in custody. Though investigation is continuing and still considering the allegations contained in the dying declarations, what weighed with this Court for allowing the present application is the mere sweeping allegations of ill-treatment and harassment and her stay with her parents for six months prior to the incident and still she ending her life by pouring kerosene on her person and set herself on fire. 4. In the opinion of this Court, considering the above circumstances and factual position, the custodial interrogation of the applicants is not warranted. However, certain conditions can be imposed on them to attend concerned police station, if needed. In the result, the following order:- ORDER: (a) Anticipatory bail application is allowed. (b) In the event of arrest of the applicant Nos.1 to 4 in C.R. No. 22/2010 for the offences punishable under Sections 498-A, 306, 323, 504, read with Section 34 of I.P.Code registered with Poladpur Police Station, District Raigad, they shall be released on bail on executing P.R. 3appln-3167-10 bonds in the sum of Rs.15,000/-each with one surety in the like amount each. © On availing the bail the applicants shall attend concerned Police Station on every alternate Sunday between 10-00 a.m., to 12.00 noon till filing of the charge- sheet. (d) Any observations made in this order shall not be construed as any finding or any expression of opinion on the merits of the case at the time of trial. Application is disposed of in above terms. (A.R.JOSHI,J) LRS-PA