1 mpt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 5787 of 2009 Balu @ Balasaheb Adinath Kokare ... Applicant versus The State of Maharashtra ... Respondent ... Mr.A.P. Mundargi Sr. Advocate with Mr.V.V. Purwant for the applicant. Ms.M.H. Mhatre APP for the State. CORAM : D.G. KARNIK, J. DATED : 2nd February 2010 P.C. 1. Heard. 2. By this application, applicant seeks pre­arrest bail in connection with C.R. No. 254 of 2009 registered with Karmala Police Station, Solapur. 3. The applicant is the father­in­law (husband’s father) of Rani. Rani was married to Shatrughna, son of the applicant on 10th May 2007. She died on 4th October 2009 at Ritewadi at residence of the applicant. First Information Report was lodged on the next day by the father of Rani. In the FIR, Subhash Shembade, father of the applicant has stated 2 about the demand of dowry and harassment caused to Rani while she was living in the family of the applicant. In the FIR, he has further stated that on 4th October 2009 in the morning, he had given a gold chain of One tola and Rs.50,000/­ to husband of the applicant and thereafter Rani and her husband went to Ritewadi. At 6.30 in the evening, the son­in­law informed to the complainant that Rani was ill and called the complainant. The complainant immediately went and found that Rani was dead. The allegation made in the complaint taken at the face value show that Rani was harassed for dowry by the applicant and others. Investigation is yet in progress. In the circumstances, it would not be appropriate to grant pre­arrest bail, pending investigation. 4. Hence, application is rejected. (D.G. KARNIK,J.)