1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.1190 OF 2010 1 Mr.Shrikumar Narayanan Parappurath ) 2 Mr.Narayanan Krishnan Parappurath ) 3 Mrs.Valsala Narayanan Parappurath )..Applicants Vs. The State of Maharashtra )..Respondents Mr.A.P. Mundargi Sr.Advocate i/by Ms.Bhakti Deshpande for the applicants. Smt. A.A. Mane APP for the State. Coram : R.S.MOHITE,J Date : 5th April, 2010 PC 1 Heard both sides. In pursuance of my order dated 31.3.2010, learned APP states that the value of the alleged stridhan of the wife has been deposited with the Investigating officer. The applicants are shown as accused in C.R.No.119/2010 registered by the Rabale Police Station for alleged offences under Sections 498(A), 306 and 406 read with 34 of IPC. The deceased Priya was married to applicant no.1 on 19.1.2001. There are two sons who are born from the said marriage aged 8 years and 6 months. Priya committed suicide on 4.1.2010. The police recorded the statements on 5.1.2010 of the relatives of the deceased and in these statements they stated that they had no grievance against anybody. The FIR has thereafter been filed on 3.3.2010 making an allegation that there was a demand. In this background, there is an earlier statement which does not implicate the present applicants and that the allegations have been made after a period of two months and also taking into account that the husband has deposited the entire amount as also taking into 2 account that there are two small children to be looked after, in my view, investigation can proceed without custodial interrogation of applicant nos.2 & 3 particularly since applicant no.2 is aged 70 years and applicant no.3 is aged 59 years. By custodial interrogation of the applicant no.1/husband, the police can find out the facts as to what was going on and what happened at the residence of the deceased. In the circumstance, application of applicant no.1 is rejected. 2 In so far as applicant nos.2 & 3 are concerned, in the event of their arrest in pursuance of C.R.No.119/2010 registered by Rabale police station, the applicant nos.2 & 3 may be released on bail in the sum of Rs.15,000/- each with one surety each in the like amount subject to the condition that they will report to the Investigating officer once a week on every Monday between 11.00 A.M and 3.00 P.M till filing of the charge-sheet and thereafter as and when called upon to do so by the Investigating officer in writing and also subject to further condition that they will remain present on dates of the trial unless exempted. Application disposed off. (R.S.MOHITE,J) 3 4