1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR Criminal Application No. 1583 of 2010 Sau. Ashabai W/o Dadarao Galbale ..VERSUS.. State of Maharashtra, through P.S.O., P.S., Mangrulpir, Dist. Washim. Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, Appearances, Courts orders or directions Court’s or Judge’s orders and Registrar’s orders. Mr. A.P.Tatod, Advocate for the applicant. Mr. A.S.Parihar, A.P.P. for the respondent-State. CORAM : Prasanna B. Varale, J. DATED : 1 9 th Octo ber , 2010 . Heard. By this application, the applicant is seeking anticipatory bail in the event of arrest in Crime No. 112/2010, registered with Police Station, Mangrulpir, Dist. Wasim for the offences punishable under Section 498-A, 306 r/w Section 34 of I.P.C. The applicant is the mother-in-law of victim/deceased Vaishali. In the report lodged by the father of the victim namely Raghunath Hiwale, it is alleged that soon after the marriage, his daughter Vaishali was being ill-treated physically and mentally for demand of Rs.50,000/- by the present applicant and other accused persons and because of repeated demand of money and harassment, victim Vaishali committed suicide by hanging herself. Mr. Thakkar, learned Advocate for the applicant has submitted that except the vague allegations, there is no material on record so as to connect the applicant with the death of victim Vaishali and involve the applicant in the crime. He, therefore, prayed for grant of pre-arrest bail to the applicant. The State has filed the reply to the application and opposed 2 the application. Learned APP has produced the record for perusal of the Court. Perusal of the reply and the record produced before the Court show that there are the statements of the witnesses recorded by the investigating agency stating that the victim was subjected to ill- treatment on the ground of demand of Rs.50,000/-. The statement of maternal uncle of the victim gives detail account of disclosure of demands. It is also stated in the statement of the maternal uncle that the victim used to call him on mobile phone and used to tell the instances of ill-treatment at the hands of applicant and other in- laws/accused. The record shows that the death of the victim is caused within a span of 4 months from the marriage. In view of above, there is prima facie material against the applicant. Hence, in view of the material collected so far and placed on record by the investigating agency, I am of the opinion that this is not a fit case to grant pre-arrest bail to the applicant. In the result, the criminal application is rejected and disposed of as such. JUDGE Diwale