Cri. Apln. No. 2146/11 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 2146 OF 2011 Gajanan Dhondu Chaudhari, R/o. Near Ganpati Nagar, Khanderao Nagar, Tq. & Dist. Jalgaon. ....Applicant. Versus The State of Maharashtra and Anr. ....Respondents. Mr. A.B. Girase h/f. Mr. D.S. Bagul, Advocate for applicant. Mr. N.H. Borade, APP for respondents. CORAM : T. V. NALAWADE, J. DATED : 23rd June, 2011. PER COURT : 1. This application is filed for bail in Cr. No. 17/2011 registered in Zilla Peth Police Station, Jalgaon for offences under sections 307, 323, 34 etc. of the Indian Penal Code. The papers of investigation were made available for perusal. Both the sides are heard. 2. The crime is registered on the basis of report given by the wife of the present applicant. She has contended that the applicant is addicted to liquor and he used to pick up quarrel on petty grounds and he used to beat the complainant. She has made allegations that on 18.1.2011 the applicant returned home in drunken condition. He refused to take dinner and he went to sleep. She has contended that in the night between 18.1.2011 to 19.1.2011 at about 5 a.m. the husband woke up and he asked her to serve food. She has contended that even when she Cri. Apln. No. 2146/11 2 served food, he picked up quarrel and started beating to her. She has contended that mother and sister of husband came there and abused her. In presence of them, he set her on fire by pouring kerosene on her person. She has contended that her neighbourers came there and they extinguished the fire. 3. Police papers show that on the same day she was admitted in hospital and the extent of burn is 20%. There are statements of mother and sister of complainant in support of her contentions. The advocate for the applicant submitted that no neighbourer has come forward to support the case of the complainant. This circumstance cannot be considered at this stage. It was also submitted that applicant remains sick and he was required to be admitted on three occasions due to abdomen, chest pain etc. The record produced by the applicant shows that the jail authorities are taking proper care of the applicant and the applicant is receiving proper treatment. So on that ground also bail cannot be granted to the applicant. As the main witness is wife of the applicant, there will be danger to her life if the applicant is released on bail. The incident took place in the month of January 2011 and so the case must be ready for trial. So this Court holds that this is not a fit case to grant bail and the application stands rejected. [ T. V. NALAWADE, J.] ssc/criapln2146.11