MP 1 APPLN1432_10 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 1432 OF 2010 The State of Maharashtra ... Applicant Versus Suresh Maruti Desakar ... Respondent Ms P. P. Shinde, APP for the Applicant State. CORAM : J. H. BHATIA, J. DATE : 14TH OCTOBER 2011 P. C. : Heard the learned APP. Perused the record. 2. The prosecution seeks to prefer appeal against the order of acquittal in Sessions Case No. 19 of 2008 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Ichalkaranji for the offences punishable under Sections 498-A and 306 of the Indian Penal Code. It appears that the deceased Kamal was married to the accused-respondent for about 22 years before she committed suicide. According to the prosecution, the accused was addicted to liquor and was a womanizer and he also used to ill-treat her. The learned Trial Court observed that the evidence on record shows that the family was having financial crisis and due to poverty, there used to be quarrels between the husband and wife whenever she demanded some money. The evidence also shows that just before she committed suicide, she had asked her husband to accompany her to attend one function but the accused had refused to attend the same, however, at the same time, she was provided with new saree and some money also. The dead body was found with the ornaments which she was wearing. The evidence shows that she had left the house to attend the function and then she committed suicide. It appears that except the quarrels which used to take place because of poverty and the refusal of husband to accompany her to a function, there was no material to show that the husband had actually subjected her to such cruelty, which could lead her to commit suicide. MP 2 APPLN1432_10 Taking into consideration these facts and circumstances, I do not find any substance in the present appeal. 3. Therefore, leave to prefer appeal is refused and the application stands rejected. (J. H. BHATIA, J)