(1) CRI. APLN. 4693.2010 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.4693 OF 2010 1. Parvatibai Mahadu Panchal, Age: 45 years, Occu.: Household 2. Mahadu S/o Venkatrao Panchal, Age: 50 years, Occu.: Business Both R/o. Pangaon, Tq. Renapur, Dist. Latur Applicants VERSUS The State of Maharashtra Through Bhada Police Station, Tq. Ausa, Dist. Latur Respondent ..... Mr. S.P. Urgunde, Advocate for the Applicants. Mr. N.H. Borade, A.P.P. for the Respondent/State. ..... CORAM : V.R. KINGAONKAR, J. DATED : 10TH DECEMBER, 2010 ORAL ORDER:- 1. By this Application, the applicants are seeking anticipatory bail in connection with crime no. 68 of 2010 registered for offences punishable under section 302 and 498-A r/w. 34 of the Indian Penal Code. 2. The FIR is lodged by father of deceased Varsha. She was married to Dattatraya Panchal on (2) CRI. APLN. 4693.2010 25.5.2010. She informed her parents that the husband and members of his family were making unlawful demand of Rs.1,50,000/-. They wanted the amount for purchase of lathe machine. They used to ill treat her, tease her, assault her, keep her starved and were harassing her by their conduct. The informant had gone to house of her husband after Nagpanchami festival for leaving her at the matrimonial house. He had requested her in-laws, the husband, sister-in-law and both the applicants to give her good treatment. She had informed the informant on phone in the evening of 13th September, 2010 that she shall be taken away because she was being excessively troubled and harassed and she was likely to meet with some untoward incident. On the next day, she died. 3. So far as the present applicants are concerned, it appears that they are inhabitants of village Pangaon (Tq. Renapur). The matrimonial house of deceased Varsha was at village Bhada (Tq. Ausa). Her husband and in-laws used to reside at village Bhada. The only allegation in the FIR is that the informant did request the applicants alongwith her husband and the in-laws etc. during his visit to the (3) CRI. APLN. 4693.2010 matrimonial house of deceased Varsha on 13.9.2010, that she should be given good treatment. There is no direct evidence about any specific ill-treatment or harassment meted out to deceased Varsha by the applicants. They are not the close relatives of the matrimonial family of deceased Varsha. They are residing separately at a distant place and were not concerned with day to day affairs of the matrimonial home of deceased Varsha. It is prima facie clear that the applicants are roped in the FIR due to the so-called request made to them by the informant to ensure better treatment to deceased Varsha. 4. Taking overall view of the matter, the arrest of the applicants is not essential for the purpose of effective investigation. Consequently, the Application is allowed in terms of interim order dated 23.11.2010. The anticipatory bail will come to an end after filing of the chargesheet. Sd/- [V. R. KINGAONKAR, J.] arp