1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 5723 OF 2009 Deepak W. Patil. ..Applicant. Vs. State of Maharashtra. ..Respondent. Mr. Shirish Gupte, Sr.Advocate i/by Mrs. R.R.Dharu for the Applicant. Mr.A.S.Gadkari, APP. For the State. CORAM : R.S. MOHITE, J. DATE : 12th April, 2010 PC : 1 This is an application for grant of regular bail. The applicant is shown as an accused in C.R.No.272/2009 registered by Yerawada Police Station, Pune for the alleged offences punishable under Sections 498-A, 306 read with 34 of the I.P.C. The marriage of the deceased Manjusha Patil took place with the present applicant on 25.1.2007. It appears that the parties decided to obtain divorce and and accordingly they obtained 2 divorce by mutual consent on 5.6.2009. Under the said consent terms the applicant agreed to bear the entire expenses of the education of his wife for a period of five years and further agreed to pay a sum of Rs.4000/-p. m. to the wife. The deceased has signed the said consent terms. She however, committed suicide on the same day. The applicant was arrested on 8.6.2009. The prosecution has recovered several documents of the deceased and one of the document relied upon is the letter addressed to the maternal uncle by the deceased alleging that the applicant has relationship with one Poonam Jawale. There is a mention of demand of dowry in the said letter. The statement of the father of the deceased indicates demand of dowry But there is no time frame regarding the said demand and from the said document/statement it is not possible to find out as to whether the alleged demand was the main reason to the death of the deceased. Taking into account the fact that the applicant is in jail since last more than 12 3 months, in my view, this is a fit case where he can be released on bail. It is therefore, directed that pending his trial in C. R. No.272/2009 registered by Yerawada Police Station, the applicant will be released on bail in the sum of Rs.15,000/- with one surety in the like amount subject to the condition that he will report to the Investigating Officer once in a fortnight on every Monday between 11.00a.m. and 5.00p.m. till the disposal of the trial and to remain present on all the dates of the trial in the trial court, unless exempted. Application is disposed off. 2 Parties to act on a copy of this order duly authenticated by the registry of this court. ( R.S. MOHITE, J.)