1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR Criminal Application No.352 of 2010 [Pandurang B. Kanade Vs. State of Mah.] Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders Court's or Judge's orders or directions and Registrar's orders. Mr. Aditya Patil, Adv., holding for Mr. D.G. Patil, Adv., for applicant. Mr. S.S. Doifode, APP for respondent. ----- CORAM : A.H. JOSHI, J. DATE : 23rd March, 2010. 1. This is an application for grant of bail. 2. The applicant is arrested furtherance to Crime No.122/09 for offences under Sections 306 and 498-A read with Section 34 of Indian Penal Code, registered at Police Station, Mahagaon, Distt. Yavatmal. 3. Charge-sheet is filed. 4. Heard. 5. It is seen from the papers that Post- mortem Report shows cause of death to be respiratory asphyxia due to drowning. 6. Statements of witnesses recorded by 2 police do show that the deceased was physically and mentally tortured by the family members of accused and accused himself over a demand of amount of Rs.80,000-00 7. May be that witnesses may give further details about ill-treatment, however, at this stage, material on record fails to reveal exact imputations constituting the cruelty to such a degree that the deceased may have been driven to commit suicide. 8. In this situation, at this stage, there is adequate material suggesting that the accused may not have committed the offence. 9. In the result, the applicant is entitled to be released on bail. 10. Application is allowed. 11. Applicant be released on bail on furnishing a Personal Bond and a Solvent Surety in a sum of Rs.25,000-00 [rupees twenty-five thousand only]. Judge |Hedau|