1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD. CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.1626 OF 2009. Ananta S/o Dinkar Kuralkar ...Applicant. VERSUS The State of Maharashtra ...Respondent. .... Mr.V.B.Patil, Advocate for the applicant. Mrs.R.R.Mane, APP for the respondent. .... ... CORAM: A.V.NIRGUDE, J. Date : 15th June, 2009. COURT'S ORDER: 1. The applicant is seeking anticipatory bail in Crime No.58/2009 registered against the applicant and others, at Muktai Nagar Police Station, Dist.Jalgaon for the offence punishable under Sections 306, 408 r/w 34 of the Indian Penal Code. 2. The police registered the offence on 8th of April, 2009 that the applicant's wife committed suicide by consuming poisonous substance, the death occurred on 5th of April, 2009. The 2 complainant rather belatedly learnt that his daughter committed suicide because the applicant and his family members harassed her over their demands of dowry. 3. The applicant sought anticipatory bail on following grounds. (i) There is delay in lodging the complaint. (ii) There was no previous complaint of harassment over demands against the applicant. (iii) Even the sister of the deceased committed suicide. 4. The applicant also stated that the deceased was his maternal cousin ( maternal uncle's daughter). Unfortunately, the applicant does not disclose as to what had happened prior to 4th of April, 2009 between him and his wife. He does not disclose as to whether the deceased was suffering from depression etc.. In view of this silence on his part, what is stated against him should be taken into account. 5. The complainant asserted that it was harassment of the applicant and others which lead the deceased to suicide. At this stage, 3 there is nothing on record to discard this material. The assertion of the applicant that the sister of the deceased also committed suicide, can not be said to be explanation about the incident. The delay in lodging of the complaint can be easily explained that the father of the deceased did not gather courage to lodge the complaint or he was in mourning and in shock due to untimely death of his daughter. The applicant does not deserve discretionary order of anticipatory bail. The application stands dismissed. (A.V.NIRGUDE,J.) lkp