1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.1296 OF 2008 Guruppa Nagappa Kattimani ..Applicant V/s. The State of Maharashtra ..Respondent Mr.Subhash P. Hulyalkar and Mr.Sudhir Halli, advocate, for applicant Mrs.S.D.Shinde, A.P.P, for the State CORAM : K.U.CHANDIWAL, J. DATE : 15TH MAY, 2008 P.C. . In an incident dated 1st August, 2007 at 7.00 P.M the victim with her son Mayur was sitting in their hutment. All of sudden, present accused/applicant Guruppa and 3-4 other persons barged in the room, few of them started abusing Mayur and the victim and other dragged both of them out of the room. It is alleged that Ramzan Patahn procurred Kerosene and poured the same on the victim and Sharanappa having collected match stick ablazed her on fire. All the suspects/accused ran away. The incident is witnessed by Mayur and 2 Swapnil. The victim was moved to the hospital and thereafter, she succumbed. 2. The accused/applicant is in custody from 2nd August, 2007. No specific role is attributed to the accused/applicant except entering into the house of the victim and her son. The chargesheet is filed. The investigation is complete. In the above set of facts, the accused/applicant is directed to be released on bail as under :- (i) The accused/applicant Guruppa Nagappa Kattimani be released on his furnishing surety and P.R.Bond in the sum of Rs.20,000/- in C.R.No.200/2007 of Dehu Road Police Station, Pune. (ii) The accused/applicant after his release shall attend the concerned police station on every alternate day between 5.00 to 7.00 P.M for two years. (iii) The accused/applicant shall not influence or coerce the witnesses in the present case. (iv) The accused/applicant shall attend the Court proceedings regularly and shall not misuse bail. (v) Application is disposed off accordingly. (K.U.CHANDIWAL, J.) 3