(1) CR.APP. 1852.2009 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 1852 OF 2009 Balasaheb S/o Shankar Kale Age: 50 years, Occu.: Service and Agri., R/o Nipani Wadgaon, Tq. Shrirampur, Dist. Ahmednagar .. Applicant Versus The State of Maharashtra, Through Shrirampur City Police Station, Shrirampur, Dist. Ahmednagar (Copy to be served on P.P. High Court of Bombay, Bench at Aurangabad) .. Respondent Mr. S.S. Patil, Advocate for the Applicant Smt. S.B. Wadmare, APP for the Respondent-State CORAM : A.V. NIRGUDE, J. DATED : 3RD JULY, 2009 ORAL ORDER:- 1] The applicant is seeking anticipatory bail in crime no. 112 of 2009 of City Police Station, Shrirampur, Dist. Ahmednagar for the offences punishable under section 302, 307, 452, 109 r/w. 34 of the Indian Penal Code. (2) CR.APP. 1852.2009 2] It is alleged that the applicant conspired with the other two accused for committing murder of one Bharati. The incident of murder took place on 15.4.2009 at about 10.00 pm. The other two accused went to Bharati in her house and demanded Rs.35,000/- which Bharati owed to the present applicant. While this was going on, the accused poured kerosene on the person of Bharati and set her on fire. Hearing commotion, the neighbours came to rescue Bharati and they caught accused red-handed. One of the accused even sustained injuries due to the fire. An eye witness said that other accused were mentioning about the amount that Bharati owed to the present applicant. It is thus the prosecution case that the present applicant conspired with the other accused to commit murder. 3] Besides the above mentioned material, there is practically no connecting circumstances against the applicant. There is nothing on record to show that the other two accused had a meeting with the applicant and had talk about recovery of the amount due from the deceased Bharati or that the applicant having offered any consideration for the task of recovery of the amount from deceased Bharati etc. The investigation is almost over. (3) CR.APP. 1852.2009 4] The applicant deserves anticipatory bail. In the event of the applicant's arrest in this case, he shall be released on bail of Rs.10,000/- (Rs.Ten Thousand) with one surety in the like amount. 5] Criminal Application stands disposed of. Sd/- (A.V. NIRGUDE, J.) arp/3july9/cr1852.09