1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR. Criminal Application No. 3547/2009 (Ramesh Bhatu Rathod .vs. State of Mah. ) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders or directions Court's or Judge's orders. and Registrar's orders Mr. S.J. Khandalkar, Advocate for Applicant. Mr. D.P. Thakre, APP for Respondent. CORAM : P.D. KODE, J. DATED : DECEMBER 18, 2009 Heard. Though prayer for bail made by the applicant/accused charge sheeted by Police Station Mahagaon, district Yavatmal for commission of offence punishable under Sections 498-A and 306 of IPC has been vehemently opposed by the learned APP on the count of prosecution material showing involvement of the applicant in commission of such offences, still the same deserves to be upheld in view of the material collected by the prosecution prima facie not showing his involvement in an offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life, and apparently there being 52 days delay in lodging the FIR, levelling accusation in spite of victim having died on 26.5.2009 due to consumption of poison, the investigation being already complete and all other co- accused being already released on bail. 2 The applicant is directed to be released on bail in Crime No. 88/2009 registered with Mahagaon Police Station on his executing a PR bond in a sum of Rs.50,000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount and further subject to the conditions of himself (i) attending Police Station Mahagaon once in a week in between 9 a.m and 12 noon for a period of three months and thereafter once in a month until conclusion of trial; (ii) staying at the address mentioned in the application and not changing the same without the permission of the Court, (iii) not tampering with the prosecution evidence and (iv) not committing any offence while being on bail granted vide this order. Hamdast allowed. Application stands disposed of. In view of disposal of main application, Criminal Application (APPP) No. 388/2009 stands disposed of. JUDGE halwai