[-1-] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLN.NO.2248 OF 2008 1. Ramesh Jethanand Raisinghani 2. Anju Ramesh Raisinghani ..Applicants Vs. The State of Maharashtra ..Respondent ... Mr.A.P.Mundargi counsel for Mr.S.R.Mithare for Applicant Mr.V.B.Konde-Deshmukh APP for the State ... CORAM: SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J. CORAM: SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J. CORAM: SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J. DATE : JULY 15, 2008 DATE : JULY 15, 2008 DATE : JULY 15, 2008 P.C. P.C. P.C. 1. Heard the learned counsel for the applicants and the learned A.P.P. for the State. 2. The applicants are seeking bail in CR No.129 of 2008 of Ulhasnagar Police Station. The said case is under Sections 498-A and 306 of IPC. 3. The case of the complainant is that his daughter Preeti was married to the son of the present applicants. The applicants are father in law and mother in law of deceased Preeti. The marriage of Preeti and the son of the applicants [-2-] took place on 5.11.2007. On 27.5.2008 Preeti committed suicide in the house of her husband in Africa. The applicants are residing in India, so also, at the relevant time they were in India. 4. The learned APP submitted that the applicants along with husband of Preeti demanded Rs. 5 lakhs and as the demand was not met, Preeti was illtreated and harassed. Hence, Preeti committed suicide. 5. It is the prosecution case that on account of harassment Preeti came to the house of her parents. At that time, husband of Preeti was working in Africa. On 9.5.2008 Preeti left for Africa as her husband had sent her VISA. Thereafter on 18.5.2008 the complainant spoke to Preeti on the phone. At that time, his daughter told him that her husband, his brother Rajvi and Renu wife of Rajvi were illtreating and harassing her on account of demand. Thereafter on 27.5.2008 call was received in the house of the complainant that his daughter had committed suicide by hanging herself. It is seen that for sometime prior to Preeti leaving for Africa she was residing with her parents. On [-3-] 9.5.2008 she left for Africa. At that time the applicants were residing in India. After going to Africa, Preeti has stated that her husband, his brother Rajvi and Renu wife of Rajvi were troubling her. No reference is made to the applicants by Preeti during the period that she was in Africa. Looking to these facts, it cannot be said that any act of the applicants was the proximate cause of death of Preeti. Apparently proximate cause of death was acts of her husband, his brother Rajvi and his wife Renu. Looking to all these facts and the fact that applicant no.1 is 65 years of age and applicant no.2 is 62 years of age and is a lady, I am inclined to grant bail to the applicants. 6. Each of the applicants i.e. applicant no.1-Ramesh Jethanand Raisinghani and applicant no.2-Anju Ramesh Raisinghani to be released on bail in the sum of Rs.15,000/- (Rs.fifteen thousand only) with one or two sureties to make up the said amount. The applicants shall deposit their passports if any, with the Investigating Agency. The applicants shall not leave jurisdiction of Thane as well as Mumbai districts without prior permission of the Court, till the conclusion of the [-4-] trial. On being released on bail, the applicants shall report to Ulhasnagar police station for a period of 15 days and thereafter once in a week till conclusion of the trial. 7. Application is disposed of. [SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI, J.] [SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI, J.] [SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI, J.]