1 abs FARAD CONTINUATION IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 413 OF 2010 Sou. Hirkan Uddhav Shinde .. Applicant V/s State of Maharashtra .. Respondent ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Court's or Judge's Orders Coram, appearances, Court's Orders or directions and Registrar's Orders Mr. Jaydeep D. Mane for the applicants. Mr. S.A. Shaikh, A.P.P. for the State. CORAM : D.G. KARNIK, J. DATE : 28TH JANUARY 2010 P.C. : 1. Heard. 2. By this application, the applicant seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with C.R. No.450 of 2009 registered at Mohol Police Station, District Solapur for an alleged offence punishable under section 306, 323 and 34 of the I.P.C. 2 3. The applicant is the neighbour of the deceased Namrata. Namrata did not conceive a child for about 3 years after the marriage. It is alleged that a few persons in the locality like Udhav Shinde, Hitkan Shinde and Dinkar Shinde taunted her and on account the said insult she committed suicide. The applicant, who is the wife of Udhav Shinde who is alleged to have taunted her, is tried to be roped in as an accused by the police. 4. Even if all the statements in the F.I.R. are assumed to be true, prima facie, I am not satisfied that they amount to commission of an offence of abetment of suicide punishable under section 306 of the I.P.C. Taunting or insults suffered by Namrata may be a motive for her committing the suicide, but may not amount to an instigation to commit suicide. Further more, the applicant is not even named in the F.I.R., but is the wife of one of the persons who is 3 alleged to have taunted and insulted Namrata. Taking this into consideration, in my view, the applicant can be granted bail. Hence, I pass the following order. ORDER In the event the applicant is arrested in connection with C.R. No.450 of 2009 registered at Mohol Police Station, District Solapur, she shall be released on bail on executing a personal bond of Rs.5,000/- with one surety of the like amount. This order shall remain in force for a period of 2 months or till the charge-sheet is filed whereafter the applicant may, if she so desires, apply for regular bail before the court. It is clarified that all observations made above are prima facie and the Sessions Court shall not in any way be influenced by them at the stage of trial. (D.G. KARNIK, J.)