1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 5057 OF 2009 1. Prabhavati Dudhaji Jadhav, 2. Meera Mallinath Jadhav ...Applicants vs. The State of Maharashtra ...Respondent Mr.Jaydeep D. Mane for the Applicants. Mr.J.P. Kharge, APP for the State. Mr.P.G. Sarda for the Original Complainant. CORAM : V.M. KANADE, J. DATED : NOVEMBER 17, 2009 P.C. :- 1 Heard Counsel for the applicants and APP for the State. 2 The applicants apprehend arrest in connection with C.R.No.34/2009 which was initially registered under Section 324, 323, 504, 506 and after a lapse of 13 days, Section 326 was added to 2 the said offence. Initially, the applicants were released on bail for the offences punishable under Section 324 etc and now they apprehend arrest in view of the addition of Section 326 of the IPC. The applicants are women and it is alleged that they caught hold of the complainant Chetan and other accused assaulted him with a knife. 3 Since there is no allegation of actual assault by the present applicants and taking into consideration the fact that the applicants are women, in my view, the applicants are entitled to be released on bail in the event of their arrest. 4 The applicants in the event of arrest, therefore, be released on bail in the sum of Rs. 5000/- each with one or two sureties each in the like amount. 5 The application is disposed of. (V.M. KANADE, J.)