abs IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 447 OF 2008 Mrs.Pushpa Shekhar Sharigar .. Applicant V/s The State of Maharashtra .. Respondent Mr.K.S. Patil for the applicant. Mr.Rajesh More, A.P.P. for the State. CORAM : D.G. KARNIK, J. DATE : 11TH MARCH 2008 P.C. P.C. P.C. : 1. Heard. 2. By this application, the applicant seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with C.R. No.I-15/2008 registered with Manikpur Police Station, Thane for the offence punishable under sections 398A, 306 read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code. 3. The applicant is the married sister of the husband of the deceased. Offence has been registered for the harassment caused to the deceased and abetting - 2 - the suicide. The applicant being the sister of the husband of the deceased, she has also been roped into the said offence. 4. By an order dated 28th February 2008 passed in Bail Application No.26 of 2008, the husband of the deceased has been granted bail by the Sessions Court. The case against the applicant is in no way worse than the case of the husband of the deceased. In fact, the applicant is the married sister of the husband of the deceased. Hence, on the ground of parity, the applicant is entitled to pre-arrest bail. Hence, I pass the following order. ORDER ORDER ORDER In the event of arrest of the applicant in connection with the offence mentioned above, the applicant shall be released on bail on personal bond of Rs.15,000/- with one or two sureties of the aggregate amount of Rs.15,000/- subject to the following conditions. (a) The applicant shall not make any inducement or threats to any of the prosecution witnesses and shall not in any way tamper with the prosecution evidence. (b) The applicant shall attend the concerned police - 3 - station as and when specifically summoned for the purpose of interrogation. (c) This order shall come to an end after the charge sheet is filed whereupon the applicant may, if she so desires, apply to the court for regular bail. (D.G. KARNIK, J.)