cra3048.11 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.3048 OF 2011 Shaikh Kurbain Shaikh Karim, Age-32 years, Occu:Employed, R/o-Millat Nagar, Faizpur, Tq-Yawal, Dist-Jalgaon. ...APPLICANT. VERSUS The State of Maharashtra. ...RESPONDENT. ... Shri.Joydeep Chatterji Advocate for Applicant. Shri.N.H. Borade, A.P.P. for Respondent. Shri.Mujtaba Gulam Mustafa Advocate for Complainant. ... CORAM: T.V. NALAWADE, J. DATE : 4TH AUGUST, 2011 PER COURT : 1. This Application is filed for anticipatory bail in C.R. No.67 of 2011 registered in Faizpur Police Station, Dist-Jalgaon, for the cra3048.11 2 offences punishable under Sections 306, 498-A, 323, 504, 34 etc. of the Indian Penal Code. The papers of investigation were made available. Both the sides are heard. 2. The crime is registered on the basis of report given by father of deceased. He has made allegations mainly against the husband that he was demanding Rs.1,00,000/- as he was not having job. The father has contended that in the month of January, 2011, he gave Rs.1,00,000/- to the husband as there was ill-treatment to the deceased. He has contended that when the amount was given, present Applicant was present in the house of the husband. Father has made allegations that even after giving this amount, ill-treatment was not stopped and husband and his relatives continued to give ill-treatment. Deceased committed suicide by hanging herself in the house of her husband. cra3048.11 3 3. The A.P.P. pointed out supplementary statement given by the complainant to the effect that the present Applicant is influential person and on every occasion husband used to call Applicant to his house when there was incident of quarrel. Copy of complaint given to police by the complainant is produced, in which he has made allegations that present Applicant is influential person and by nature he is Gunda person and the complainant feels that there is danger to his life and Applicant may tamper with the prosecution witnesses. 4. Advocate of the Applicant has produced copy of ration card to show that present Applicant has been living separate from the family of the husband of the deceased. He submitted that on similar ground, this Court has granted anticipatory bail to mother in law, two sister in law and other brother in law of the deceased. Copy of the order is produced on record. The case will cra3048.11 4 be based on the so-called disclosure made by the deceased to the complainant and only in supplementary statement specific allegations are made against present Applicant that he was called on every occasion by husband to his house when there was incident of quarrel. 5. In view of the aforesaid circumstances, this Court holds that relief of anticipatory bail needs to be granted to the Applicant. So, the Criminal Application is allowed. Interim relief granted by this Court in favour of the Applicant, by order dated 18th July, 2011, is confirmed. [T.V. NALAWADE, J.] asb/AUG11