1 Criapln4825/2011 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 4825 OF 2011 Sandeep Baburao Jadhav Applicant V E R S U S The State of Maharashtra Respondent Shri U.B. Bondar, Advocate for the applicant Shri K.S. Hoke-Patil, APP for the respondent / State CORAM : R.Y. GANOO, J. DATED : 23rd November, 2011 PER COURT : 1. Heard learned Advocates of both sides. 2. The applicant is involved in connection with an incident which is said to have been taken place on 20th May, 2011. F.I.R. is filed by the victim himself by name Satish Apparao Jadhav. Perusal of the F.I.R. shows that the incident took place on 20th May, 2011. The applicant and co-accused entered his house and gave threats to kill him, and therefore, he himself poured kerosene on his person. Thereafter, the applicant is said to have put him on fire by igniting match stick. The victim Satish has died of burn injuries. This is certified by the Medical Officer who has issued cause of death certificate, wherein he has stated ‘shock due to burns’. Apparao and Vidyawati being parents of said Satish have rendered statements to implicate the present applicant as the person who had put Satish on fire. All this clearly goes to show that may be Satish poured kerosene on his person 2 Criapln4825/2011 on his own, however, the present applicant ignited match stick to put Satish on fire. 3. It was sought to be suggested by the learned Advocate for the applicant that Satish was under the influence of liquor and that is how he may have ignited the match stick himself and put himself on fire. This suggestion appears to be an imagination. The word of parents level allegations against the applicant that Sandip put him on fire. Surely his word carry some weightage, which shows involvement of the applicant in putting Satish on fire causing his death. Looking to the serious incident of 20th May, 2011, in my view, this is not a stage when the applicant can be granted bail. Hence, the application stands rejected. ( R.Y. GANOO, J. ) SRM/criapln/4825/11/23/11/11