[-1-] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLN.NO.1327 OF 2007 1. Smt.Ratnawwa Shivanand Khanna 2. Smt.Meena Shivanand Khanna ..Applicants Vs. State of Maharashtra ..Respondents ... Mr.D.A.Nalawade Advocate for Applicants Mr.Rajesh More A.P.P. for the State ... CORAM: CORAM: CORAM: SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J. SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J. SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J. DATE DATE DATE : JUNE 28, 2007 : JUNE 28, 2007 : JUNE 28, 2007 P.C. P.C. P.C. 1. Heard the learned advocate for the applicants and the learned A.P.P. for the State. 2. The applicants are seeking anticipatory bail in C.R.No.31 of 2007 of Gadhinglaj Police Station. The said case is under Sections 498-A and 306 of IPC. 3. Both the applicants are ladies. Applicant no.1 is 60 years of age. The applicant no.1 is the mother in law of deceased Pallavi and applicant no.2 is sister in law of deceased. The main allegations made by the complainant who is the [-2-] father of Pallavi against the applicants is that they used to taunt her, harass and illtreat her as she could not cook and wash the clothes properly and when she washed the clothes, she tore the clothes. This is the specific allegation against the applicants. Rest of the allegations are very vague and general in nature. Moreover, both the applicants are ladies and applicant no.1 is 60 years of age. In this view of the matter, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the applicants. 4. In the event of arrest, applicant No.1 Smt.Ratnawwa Shivanand Khanna and applicant No.2 Smt.Meena Shivanand Khanna to be released on bail in the sum of Rs.25,000/- (Rs.twenty five thousand only) each with one or two sureties to make up the said amount in C.R.No.31 of 2007 of Gadhinglaj Police Station. The applicants shall report to the concerned Police Station once in a week till the conclusion of trial. 5. Application is disposed of. [SMT. V.K.TAHILRAMANI, J.]