[-1-] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLN.NO.3311 OF 2008 Hiren Ghanshyam Mehta ..Applicant Vs. The State of Maharashtra ..Respondent ... Ms.Mallika A.Ingale Advocate for Applicant Mr.H.J.Dedia APP for the State ... CORAM: SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J. CORAM: SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J. CORAM: SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J. DATE : SEPTEMBER 18, 2008 DATE : SEPTEMBER 18, 2008 DATE : SEPTEMBER 18, 2008 P.C. P.C. P.C. 1. Heard the learned advocate for the applicant and the learned A.P.P. for the State. 2. The applicant is seeking bail in CR No.163 of 2008 of Kasturba Marg Police Station, Mumbai. The said case is mainly under Sections 498-A and 406 of IPC. 3. The complainant who is the wife of the present applicant, has stated in her FIR that the applicant had told the complainant that he wants to purchase [-2-] new house and she should get money from her father to purchase the said house. As the complainant refused to get money from her father, the applicant started treating her with cruelty. 4. The applicant was working on a ship. After some time, the complainant joined him on the ship. On the ship, the complainant became pregnant. Thereafter, the applicant started insisting that the complainant should perform an abortion. He started pressurising the complainant and also started mentally torturing her and beating her. The applicant also threatened the complainant that he would throw her in the sea. The complainant also heard the applicant speaking to his mother on the phone wherein he told his mother that he would convince the complainant to go to India and thereafter they should perform abortion and if the complainant refused to do so, they knew what they should do. All these facts are stated in the FIR by the complainant. It is also stated that her jewellery and clothes are lying in the house of the applicant. The investigation is still going on, hence, at this stage, I am not inclined to grant bail to the applicant. Application is rejected. [-3-] However, the liberty is granted to the applicant to prefer a fresh application for bail after 15 days. The said application to be preferred before the lower Court. 5. Application disposed of. [SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI, J.] [SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI, J.] [SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI, J.]