1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.781 OF 2010 Hirachand Haibatrao Gurav )..Applicant Vs. The State of Maharashtra )..Respondent ­­­­ Mr. P. R. Arjunwadkar for the applicant. Mr. A. S. Gadkari APP for the State. ­­­­ Coram : R.S.MOHITE,J Date : 7th April, 2010 PC 1 This is an application for grant of regular bail. The applicant is shown as an accused in C.R.No.I­28 of 2009 registered by the Valasang Police station Solapur for alleged offences under Sections 498­A, 302 read with 34 of IPC. The deceased was the wife of the applicant by name Shanamma. She was married to the applicant on 30.11.2008 and the incident in question took place on 13.5.2009. Her first dying declaration was recorded by the Special Judicial Magistrate on 13.5.2009 and in this dying declaration she has given history of accidental burn while refilling the stove in which she had earlier been cooking some vegetables. Second dying declaration was recorded by the Investigating officer on 14.5.2009 at about 6.00 P.M. In this dying declaration also the same history of accidental burns was given. Third dying declaration was recorded on 16.5.2009 in which she implicated the husband as a person who poured kerosene on her and set her on fire. In 4th oral dying declaration, there is different version implicating her father­in­law and mother­ 2 in­law as people who were present at the time of incident. It may be mentioned here that mother­in­law and father­in­law were granted anticipatory bail by the High Court. Taking an overall view of the matter and without expressing on merits of the case, it is directed that pending his trial in connection with C.R.No.I­28 of 2009 the applicant may be released on bail in the sum of Rs.25,000/­ with one surety in the like amount subject to the condition that he will report to the Investigating officer once a fortnight on every 1st and 3rd Mondays till the disposal of the trial and subject to the further condition that he will attend all dates of his trial unless exempted. Application stands disposed off. (R.S.MOHITE,J) 3