1 Cri.Appln.No.2949/2011 1. FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET NO. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.2949/2011 (Shri Kotwal s/o Devaji Mavchi Vs. The State of Maharashtra) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office notes, office Memoranda of Coram,appearances, Court’s orders Court’s or Judge’s orders. or directions and Registrar’s orders ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mr.Pravin S Patil, Adv. For applicant; Mr.BJ Sonawane, APP for State. *** CORAM: T.V.NALAWADE ,J. DATE : 19 th JULY, 2011. PER COURT: 1) This application filed for bail in Crime No.76/2011 registered with Nawapur police Station district Nandurbar for the offence punishable under Sections 307, 324 r/w 34 of IPC. 2) The papers of investigation are made available. Both the sides are heard. 3) The crime is registered on the basis of report given by Lakhama Mavchi. There was political rivalry between the family of the complainant and family of the applicant. 4) The allegations are that on 22.6.2011, at about 1.10 a.m. when the complainant and his two wives were sleeping in the court-yard of his house, the present applicant and one another person came there and the applicant threw acid on 2 Cri.Appln.No.2949/2011 the person of the complainant and his wife and that he could see the applicant when he was running away with a plastic bottle. The statements of the complainant and his two wives were recorded. Injury certificate issued by District Hospital, Navapur shows that the complainant sustained 36% superficial (epidermal) burns over back, around neck, upper chest, left buttock and left thigh. The injury is described as simple. Wife of the complainant also sustained superficial (epidermal) 26% burns over lower back, buttocks, thigh, leg and hand near wrist. 5) Advocate of the applicant submitted that some treatment was given in the hospital of Dr.Bimal Gandhi and that certificate shows that complainant suffered 12% burns whereas his wife sustained 15% burns. The injuries are recorded as simple they were light. The other contention is that the applicant is in custody since 23.6.2011. 6) In view of the aforesaid circumstances and political rivalry between the parties, this Court holds that bail can be granted to the applicant, however, subject to some conditions. 7) The application is allowed. The applicant be released on bail in Crime No.76/2011 registered with Nawapur 3 Cri.Appln.No.2949/2011 police Station district Nandurbar for the offence punishable under Sections 307, 324 r/w 34 of IPC, on his furnishing PR and SB of Rs.15,000/- (Rupees fifteen thousand). The applicant shall not tamper with the prosecution witnesses. He shall not commit similar offence and not to enter village Zamanzar, Tq. Nawapur till disposal of the case filed against him. (T.V.NALAWADE) JUDGE bdv/