:1: IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 4331 OF 2005 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 642 OF 2005 Dadasaheb Vyankathesh Gholve .. Applicant Vs. The State of Maharashtra .. Respondent Mr. Shirish Gupte with Mr. S.V. Kotwal for applicant. Ms. P.H. Kantharia, APP for State. CORAM: CORAM: CORAM: S.S. PARKAR & ANOOP V. MOHTA,JJ. S.S. PARKAR & ANOOP V. MOHTA,JJ. S.S. PARKAR & ANOOP V. MOHTA,JJ. Date Date Date : September 21, 2005. : September 21, 2005. : September 21, 2005. P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: 1. Heard both sides. This application is filed for bail by the applicant who has been convicted for murdering his wife by pouring kerosene on her person and setting her on fire. There is a dying declaration recorded by the SEM and another dying declaration recorded by the Police Officer which was registered as FIR. In both the statements the deceased had implicated applicant-husband. Though she has made allegations against her parents-in-law as well, but so far as main act of pouring kerosene and setting her on fire is concerned, the said allegation is made only against the applicant-husband. There is also evidence :2: about the finding of the kerosene on the clothes of the applicant. 2. In the circumstances, this application for bail is rejected. However, since the applicant is in custody from the date of his arrest and the witnesses are few, the hearing of the appeal is expedited. Liberty is given to the applicant to apply for fixing the date after the appeal paper book is ready. (S.S. (S.S. (S.S. Parkar,J.) Parkar,J.) Parkar,J.) (Anoop (Anoop (Anoop V. Mohta,J.) V. Mohta,J.) V. Mohta,J.)