1 Appln 4337-10 Anand IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.4337 OF 2010 Manoj Ashok Mhatre ..Applicant V/s. The State of Maharashtra ..Respondent Mr.Nitin Pradhan i/b.Mr.V.V.Yadav, Advocate, for the Applicant Mr.J.P.Kharge, APP, for the Respondent - State CORAM : R.C.CHAVAN, J. DATE : 22ND OCTOBER, 2010 P.C. . The applicant seeks bail in an offence of abatement of committing suicide in connection with C.R.No.574 of 2010 for the offence punishable under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code registered with Nashik Road Police Station. One Pravin Prakash Inamati committed suicide on 22nd August, 2010. In his suicide note, he mentioned that he had partnership in different businesses with four persons. One Manish Pandya was his first friend and partner in the business of Berger 2 Appln 4337-10 Paints. He is alleged to have cheated the victim and used derogative words towards victim's wife & threatened to kill the victim. Manoj Mhatre the present applicant was partner in cultivation. Sachin Washimkar was another partner in some other business at Nagpur. There is one Amit Budhiya, who was also named as a person responsible for suicide by Pravin. In addition, it is mentioned in his suicide note that ICICI Bank cheated the victim, mentally tortured the victim and his family members. The employees of the Bank also threatened the victim. The victim states out of the fear as to how he would fight with such a mighty Bank he felt like committing suicide. The learned APP, on instructions from the investigating officer, has not been able to show any act on the part of the applicant provoking victim to commit suicide prior to suicide. 2. In view of this, considering the 3 Appln 4337-10 nature of the allegations made, applicant be released on bail on his furnishing P.R.Bond of Rs.15,000/- with one or more solvent sureties in the like amount of Rs.15,000/-. 3. Criminal Application is disposed of. (R.C.CHAVAN, J.)