1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 118 OF 2009 Smt. Rekha Kalidas Lokhande ..... Applicant. V/s The State of Maharashtra ...... Respondent. ------ Mr. V.V. Purwant for the applicant. Mrs. M.H. Mhatre, APP for the State. ------ CORAM : V.M. KANADE, J. DATE : 13th January, 2009 P.C.: 1. Heard the learned Counsel for the applicant and the learned APP for the State. 2. Applicant is a married sister- in-law of the deceased Poonam @ Yogita and she has been named in FIR which has been lodged by the father of the deceased Poonam who committed suicide by pouring kerosene on herself and set herself on fire. In the complaint, bald allegation is made by the complainant that all the members of the family used to harass the deceased and, therefore, she was compelled to commit suicide. It is an admitted position that the deceased was taking treatment of Dr. Dilip for chronic schizophrenia and the medical certificate has been produced by the applicant herein. The deceased also had on one occasion pierced sewing pin in her stomach when her husband did not 2 pay any attention to her headache. This pin had to be removed surgically. This fact has been mentioned by the complainant in his complaint. Applicant is a married sister- in-law of the deceased who was residing at her matrimonial house. Looking at from any angle, in my view, prima facie case is made out by the applicant for grant of anticipatory bail. 3. Applicant in the event of her arrest in connection with C.R. No.140 of 2008 registered with Pangari Police Station for the offence punishable under section 498-A, 306, 304-B, 323, 504 read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code, be released on bail in the sum of Rs 5000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount. Applicant shall co-operate with the police. Applicant shall report to the said Police Station for three days from 19/1/2009 to 21/1/2009 between 11.00 a.m. and 3.00 p.m. and thereafter shall report to the police as and when called. It is clarified that whenever police want to interrogate her, they should call her between 11.00 a.m. and 5.00 p.m. 4. Application is disposed of. (V.M. KANADE, J.)