IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRI.APPLICATION NO.3814 OF 2008 CRI.APPLICATION NO.3814 OF 2008 CRI.APPLICATION NO.3814 OF 2008 1. Mr.Abdul Rehman; 2. Mrs Fatima Abdul; 3. Mrs Sabina Arif Shaikh; 4. Ms Reshma Abdul; 5. Mr Rashid Abdul. .. Applicants Vs 1.The State of Maharashtra and anr. .. Respondents Mr Rishi Bhuta, for the applicants. Mr J.P.Yagnik, APP, for the State. CORAM : D.B.BHOSALE,J. CORAM : D.B.BHOSALE,J. CORAM : D.B.BHOSALE,J. DATE : 17/11/2008 DATE : 17/11/2008 DATE : 17/11/2008 PC: PC: PC: 1. Heard Mr.Bhuta, learned counsel for the applicants and Mr.Yagnik, learned APP, for the State. 2. The applicant is seeking anticipatory bail in C.R.No.I-389/ 2008 of Nalasopara police station. The said crime has been registered against the applicant and four others for having allegedly committed an offence punishable under sections 498(A),406,506 read with 34 of IPC. 3. Accused no.1 is a husband of the complainant. Applicant nos 1 and 2 are her in-laws and Applicant nos 3 to 5 are her sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law respectively. I have perused the complaint and the other material placed on record. In view of the peculiar facts and circumstances of the case, the applicants were directed to report to the concerned police station every alternate day till 10.11.2008 between 10 and 11 am vide order dated 21.10.2008. Learned APP fairly stated that during this period, all the applicants reported regularly and they have cooperated with the investigation. He further pointed out that the entire stridhan of the complainant has been deposited by the applicants with the police and they have accepted it under panchnama drawn on 15.11.2008. Keeping that in view and considering the nature of allegations against the applicants, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail. The applicants undertake to furnish address of accused no.1, who is presently in Sharja, within a week from today to the investigating officer. Hence, I pass the following order. 4. In the event of arrest, all the applicants to be released on bail in the sum of Rs.10,000/- each with one or two sureties to make up the said amount, subject to condition that they shall report to the concerned police station every alternate Saturday between 7 and 8 pm for a period of 90 days from the date of their formal arrest or till the chargesheet is filed, whichever is earlier. . While passing this order I shall not be understood to have expressed any opinion on merits of the case and the trial Court shall deal with the case without being influenced by the observations made in this order. (D.B.BHOSALE, J.) (D.B.BHOSALE, J.) (D.B.BHOSALE, J.)