1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.61 OF 2010 Gautam S/o.Tulshiram Athawale, Age-27 years, Occu-Agriculturist, R/o.Waranga (Massai), Tq.Kalamnuri, Dist. Hingoli APPLICANT VERSUS State of Maharashtra, Through Police Station, Kalamnuri, Tq.Kalamnuri, Dist. Hingoli RESPONDENT Mr.P.S.Agrawal, learned counsel for applicant. Mr.N.B.Patil, learned APP for respondent State. (CORAM : A.V.POTDAR, J.) DATE : 22/01/2010 PER COURT : 1. By the present application, the applicant husband of the victim Meerabai Gautam has approached this Court, as he was arrested in connection with this offence on 01/09/2009, and prayed to release him on bail, as the investigation in this offence is over and charge sheet came to be filed in the competent court of law. 2. Considering the submissions across the bar by learned counsel for applicant, and learned APP, it appears that the said offence came 2 to be registered on the complaint of one Meerabai, the victim herself, wherein she has stated that her husband/present applicant poured kerosene on her person and set her on fire. The post mortem notes shows that during the incident, the victim has sustained 85% burn injuries and immediately within some hours, succumbed to death. The disclosure of facts are supported by dying declaration. It is to be noted that even though the investigation is over in this case, it is a case of bride burning, whose marriage with applicant husband took place just 3 months before the incident. If within the period of 3 months, there is a case of bride burning, then in this situation, the applicant is not entitled for bail and not entitled for leniency. Hence application sans any merit, and stands dismissed. (A.V.POTDAR, J.) khs/JAN 2010/cri.appl.61-10