ABA-382-11.sxw 1 Dixit IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO.382 OF 2011 Santosh Shashikant Dhonde & Ors. ... Applicants V/s. State of Maharashtra, Thru' Bhivandi Police Station ... Respondent Mr. Prakash Roundal for the Applicants. Mr. K.V. Saste, APP, for the Respondent. CORAM:- A.M. THIPSAY, J. DATED :- 20 TH JUNE, 2011. P.C. : 1. Heard. 2. I have gone through the F.I.R. I have glanced through the supplementary statement of the First Informant recorded on 15th March, 2011. 3. The Applicant No.1 is the husband of the First Informant - Smt. Sarika Chonde. The Applicant No.2 is the husband of the sister of the Applicant No. 1. The allegation against the Applicants is that they have committed offences punishable under Sections 498A IPC, 307 IPC, 323 IPC, 506 IPC read with Section 34 of the IPC. ABA-382-11.sxw 2 Dixit 4. Though a prima facie case of an offence punishable under Section 498A of the IPC can be said to be made out from the F.I.R., it is difficult to say the same with respect to the offence punishable under Section 307 of the IPC. As a matter of fact, it appears that the Investigating Agency made an application before the Magistrate seeking permission to drop the allegation with respect to the offence punishable under Section 307 of the IPC. 5. It also appears that the First Informant has been residing with her parents since the year 2008. The Applicant No.1 has already filed a Petition for dissolution of marriage, which is pending before the Civil Court. 6. Considering that the Investigating Agency, even at this stage, is not satisfied about the correctness of the allegations with respect to the offence punishable under Section 307 of the IPC, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the Applicants. 7. In the event of their arrest in C.R. No.I-28 of 2011 of Bhiwandi Sahar Police Station, the Applicants be released on bail in the sum of Rs.30,000/- each, with one surety in like amount, on the condition to attend the Police Station everyday, between 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., for a period of four days from tomorrow and, thereafter, as and when required by the Investigating Officer. [A.M. THIPSAY, J.]