[-1-] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLN.NO. 1697 OF 2007 1. Pushpa Baban Jadhav 2. Sughandha Waman Jadhav 3. Godawari Hari Jadhav ..Applicants Vs. State of Maharashtra ..Respondents ... Mr.Sandesh D.Patil Advocate for Applicants Mr.S.S.Pednekar A.P.P. for the State ... CORAM: CORAM: CORAM: SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J. SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J. SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J. DATE DATE DATE : JUNE 18, 2007 : JUNE 18, 2007 : JUNE 18, 2007 P.C. P.C. P.C. 1. Heard the learned advocate for the applicants and the learned A.P.P. for the State. 2. The applicants are seeking anticipatory bail in C.R.No.I-51 of 2007 of Padgha Police Station. The said case is mainly under Section 307 of IPC. 3. All the applicants are ladies. Applicant no.1 Pushpa and applicant no.2 Sugandha are over 55 years of age. As far as applicant no.2 Sugandha and applicant no.1 Pushpa are concerned, the role attributed to them is that Pushpa assaulted Siddharth and Sugandha assaulted Devanand. [-2-] 4. I have perused the medical certificates of Devanand and Siddharth. Siddhart had bruise on his left forearm. As per the medical certificate, the injury was simple in nature. As far as Devanand is concerned, the medical certificate shows that he had sustained simple injury. As far as applicant no.3-Godawari is concerned, role attributed to her is that she had assaulted Gurunath along with co-accused Sharad and one other. No doubt, the injury sustained by Gurunath is grievous in nature. However, looking to the fact that Godawari is a lady and over 65 years of age, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to her. In view of the above, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to all the applicants. 5. In the event of arrest, each of the applicants nos.1 to 3 to be released on bail in the sum of Rs.12,000/- (Rs.twelve thousand only) with one or two sureties to make up the said amount in C.R.No.I-51 of 2007 of Padgha Police Station. The applicants shall report to the concerned Police Station for a period of eight days from 20.6.2007 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and thereafter once in a fortnight till the conclusion of trial. [-3-] 6. The learned Judge shall not be influenced by any of the observations made in this order while deciding the trial. 7. Application is disposed of. [Smt. V.K.Tahilramani, J.]