1 Cri-A-294-11.sxw IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Mhi CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 294 OF 2011 The State of Maharashtra ... Applicant (Orig. complainant) vs. Deepak Shamrao Jadhav & Ors. ... Respondents (Orig. accused Nos. 1 to 3) Mr. Y.S.Shinde, APP, for the applicant - State. Ms. Tejasweta Kadam i/b. Shri Rahul S.Kate, Advocate, for the respondents Nos. 1 to 3. CORAM: J.H.BHATIA,J. DATE : 15th September, 2011. P.C. 1. Heard. 2. The State has filed this Application seeking leave to prefer appeal against the judgment and order of acquittal of the accused/respondent Nos. 1 to 3 for the offences punishable under Sections 498A and 306 read with Sec. 34 of IPC. The deceased was wife of the accused No.1. Accused No.2 is father of accused No.1 and accused No.3 is nephew of accused No.1. The evidence reveals that after the marriage, the deceased was living with her husband at Chiplun, 2 Cri-A-294-11.sxw where the accused No.1 was serving. Occasionally, she had been to the house of her father-in-law. Accused No.3 was actually a student at Bangalore and was not even residing either at Chiplun or at Marul. 3. Taking into consideration the evidence on record, leave to prefer appeal against acquittal of accused No.1 alone granted, while it is refused as far as accused Nos. 2 and 3 are concerned. Appeal be registered accordingly against accused No.1 alone. 4. Action under Section 390 of Cr.P.C. be taken against accused No.1. (J.H.BHATIA,J.)