1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.2187 OF 2010 Bhagwat S/o.Lakshman Kawade, Age-30 years, Occu-Farmer, R/o.Antarwali Sarati, Tal.Ambad, Dist. Jalna APPLICANT VERSUS The State of Maharashtra, Through Gondi Police Station, Tal.Ambad, Dist. Jalna RESPONDENT Mr.A.P.Kulkarni, learned counsel for applicant. Mr.D.V.Tele, learned APP for State CORAM : A.V.POTDAR, J. DATE : 25/06/2010 PER COURT : 1. By the present application, the applicant has approached this Court for his release on bail in connection with CR No.102/2010, registered in Gondi Police Station. 2. Heard learned counsel for applicant, learned APP for State. Perused the papers of investigation till carried out. 3. It appears that the alleged offence came to be registered on the complaint of one Rekhabai Ubale, the sister of the victim by name 2 Meeraba. Admittedly, as per the allegations in the complaint, the incident occurred in the early morning of 26/04/2010. The applicant husband of the victim Meerabai was demanding the amount from the victim to consume liquor and the victim was unable to pay that amount. On that count, the applicant, in the hit of anger, poured kerosene on the person of the victim and thrown her towards the fire and due to that the victim sustained burn injuries. Then the Meerabai was taken to the hospital, where she was treated for 2 days and then expired. As the complainant and the family members were trying to survive the life of the deceased, there is delay in lodging FIR, which is not a ground to enlarge the applicant on bail at this stage. This is a clear-cut case where there is direct nexus between the act of the applicant and the death of Meerabai, for which the complainant and the son of the deceased are eye witnesses. Investigation is still in progress. Possibility of tampering of evidence can not be rulled out. Hence application sans any merit, rejected. (A.V.POTDAR, J.) khs/JUNE 2010/cri-appl-2187-10