IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY VPH CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATON No. 563 OF 2009 Haribhau Bhosle ... Applicant Vs The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ... Respondents *** CRIMINAL APPLICATON No. 564 OF 2009 Fulabai Haribhau Bhosle ... Applicant Vs The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ... Respondents *** CRIMINAL APPLICATON No. 565 OF 2009 Raju Haribhau Bhosle ... Applicant Vs The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ... Respondents *** Mr. Sarang Aradhye, for the Applicant. Mr. Rajesh More, APP for the Respondent-State. CORAM: V. M. KANADE, J. DATED: FEBRUARY 20, 2009. P.C.: ---- . Heard the learned counsel appearing for the applicant and the learned APP. The offence punishable under Section 306, 498-A read with Section 34 of I.P.Code has been registered against the applicants. It is case of the prosecution that the deceased Maya has committed suicide by consuming insecticide due to harassment made by the applicants. It is further case of the prosecution that deceased could not deliver a - 2 - child even after five years of marriage, and therefore, applicants were asking her to bring Rs.25,000/-, so that second marriage of her husband could be performed. In the present case, charge-sheet has been filed. The applicants have fixed place of residence and are not likely to abscond and continuous presence of the applicants is not necessary. There is no material on record to indicate that any kind of harassment was made by the applicants, except the bare statement of the complainant. Therefore, ingredients of instigation and abetment are not established. Under these circumstances, the applicant in each case be released on bail in the sum of Rs.5,000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount. The applicants shall report to the Taluka Police Station Pandharpur once in a month during pendency of the trial. 2. The trial Court shall not be influenced by any of the observations made by this Court while deciding these Applications, since the observation herein are of the prima-facie nature. The trial Court therefore, shall decide the case on merits and in accordance with the law. 3. Applications are accordingly disposed of. Certified copy is expedited. - 3 - Sd/- [ V. M. KANADE, J.]