hvn IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE SIDE CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 586 OF 2011 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 377 OF 2011 Laxmi Mahesh Kalgutkar and Ors. ... Applicants Versus The State of Maharashtra ... Respondents Smt. Padma Tatode for the applicants. Ms. S.V. Gajare, A.P.P. for State. CORAM : NARESH H.PATIL & K.U. CHANDIWAL,JJ. DATED : JULY 18, 2011 P.C. 1. Heard. 2. The applicants are life convicts. The prosecution case is that the husband of applicant Lakshmi Kalgutkar was assaulted and strangulated by the applicants. 3. The learned counsel for the applicants submit that there is no eye witness to the incident. The applicants are innocent. The prosecution has failed to lead cogent and reliable evidence against the applicants. The applicant nos. 1 and 2 are women having small children. 4. The learned A.P.P. submits that the incident has taken place in the house of applicant. The applicant Nos. 2 and 3 were residing alongwith applicant no. 1. The deceased was assaulted and strangulated. The applicants have not explained the circumstances resulting in the death of the deceased. 5. We have perused the record, medical evidence. We have seen the photographs on record, the evidence of PW. 6 and 7 and the statement made by applicant under section 313 of Cr.P.C. 6. We find that nowhere the applicants have given any explanation in respect of the incident wherein the husband of applicant Laxmibai died. The death was homicidal. The blood stains were found on the clothes of all the applicants. We have perused the C.A. report. In the facts and circumstances, we are not inclined to release the applicant on bail. The application is rejected. (K.U. CHANDIWAL,J.) (NARESH H. PATIL,J.)