IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRI.APPLICATION NO.3782 OF 2008 CRI.APPLICATION NO.3782 OF 2008 CRI.APPLICATION NO.3782 OF 2008 Sou.Shakuntala Maruti Kurade, .. Applicant Vs State of Maharashtra, .. Respondent. AND CRI.APPLICATION NO.4148 OF 2008 CRI.APPLICATION NO.4148 OF 2008 CRI.APPLICATION NO.4148 OF 2008 Shri Maruti Tukaram Kurade , .. Applicant Vs State of Maharashtra, .. Respondent. Mr V.D.Raut i/b Mr A.S.Desai, for the applicants. Mr Y.S.Shinde, APP, for the respondent. CORAM : D.B.BHOSALE,J. CORAM : D.B.BHOSALE,J. CORAM : D.B.BHOSALE,J. DATE : 10/12/2008 DATE : 10/12/2008 DATE : 10/12/2008 PC: PC: PC: 1. Heard Mr.Raut, learned counsel for the applicants and Mr.Shinde, learned APP, for the State. 2. The applicants are seeking bail in C.R.No.148 of 2008 of Karad police station, Dist-Satara. The said crime has been registered against the applicants for having allegedly committed an offence punishable under sections 498-A, 306 read with 34 of IPC. 3. An unfortunate incident of suicide occurred on 8.8.2008. I have perused the FIR, lodged by the father of the deceased - Uma. Uma married to the main accused in May 1999. The couple had three children. From the statement of the father of the deceased it appears that right from the first year of their marriage the deceased was subjected to harassment with a view to coercing her to meet their unlawful demand of monies. It appears, twenty days prior to the incident of suicide the deceased was driven out of the house when she had demanded money from her husband for purchasing medicines for her children. She was asked to bring money from her father. On the date of incident, it appears from the statement of the complainant, there was quarrel between the husband and the deceased. She had demanded money from her husband for hair cutting of her children. She was assaulted by her husband. That incident occurred some time in the afternoon. In the evening she committed suicide with her children by pouring kerosene and setting herself and her children on fire. From perusal of the complaint, it is clear that the husband of the deceased-Uma was responsible for the alleged incident of suicide. In fact, from the statement of the complainant, it appears that the applicants were not at home when the quarrel between the accused and the deceased Uma took place. They met the complainant at 11.30 on the same day when they had gone to attend funeral of one of their relatives. Having considered overall facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to enlarge both the applicants on bail. Hence, the following order. . Applicants Sou.Shakuntala Maruti Kurade and Maruti Tukaram Kurade to be released on bail in the sum of Rs.20,000/- each with one or two sureties to make up the said amount, subject to condition that the applicant in Application No.4148 of 2008 shall report to the concerned police station on every Saturday between 7 and 8 pm till conclusion of the trial. . While passing this order I shall not be understood to have expressed any opinion on merits of the case and the trial Court shall deal with the case without being influenced by the observations made in this order. (D.B.BHOSALE, J.) (D.B.BHOSALE, J.) (D.B.BHOSALE, J.)