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 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 891 OF 2009 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 891 OF 2009 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 891 OF 2009 Smt.Sangita Sanjay Sangamnere ...Applicant vs. The State of Maharashtra ...Respondent Mr.K.R. Jagdale for the Applicant. Mrs.M.H. Mhatre, APP for the State. CORAM : V.M. KANADE, J. CORAM : V.M. KANADE, J. CORAM : V.M. KANADE, J. DATED : FEBRUARY 27, 2009 DATED : FEBRUARY 27, 2009 DATED : FEBRUARY 27, 2009 P.C. :- P.C. :- P.C. :- 1. Heard Counsel for the applicant and APP for the State. 2. The applicant is the step sister-in-law of the deceased. Prosecution case is that one Ganesh and Ashwini got married on 20th March, 2006 and on 20th October, 2008, the said accused no.1 Ganesh poured kerosene on his wife and set her on fire. The deceased’s dying declaration had been recorded. The only allegation against the present applicant is that she used to instigate the husband of the deceased and as a result, he used to assault the deceased from time to time. In the second dying declaration, she has stated that after Ganesh - accused no.1 poured kerosene and set - 2 - his wife on fire, she did not do anything whereas her mother-in-law and father-in-law extinguished the fire. 3. Charge-sheet in the present case has been filed. Since no allegations have been made against the present applicant about the pouring of the kerosene and setting the deceased on fire and the only allegation is about instigation by the present applicant, in my view, the applicant deserves to be released on bail. The applicant also is the step sister-in-law who is residing at a different place and she was admittedly not residing alongwith accused no.1 and deceased Ashwini. 4. This being the position, the applicant, therefore, be released on bail in the sum of Rs.5000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount for the offence punishable under Sections 307, 498(A), 506, 302 of the IPC, registered at Niphad Police Station, Nashik, vide C.R.No.I-114/2008. The applicant shall report to the concerned police station as and when called. 5. The application is disposed of. - 3 - (V.M. KANADE, J.) (V.M. KANADE, J.) (V.M. KANADE, J.)