1 26.apln2814-10 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MUMBAI CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.2814 OF 2010 1. Appaso Bajirao Patil, 2. Prakash Rajaram Patil, 3. Ashok Rangrao Patil, & 4. Vijay Dinkar Dhanavade. ..Applicants. Vs. The State of Maharashtra ..Respondent. .... Mr.Vyankatesh Shastry, Advocate for the applicants. Mr.K.V. Saste, A.P.P. for the State. .... CORAM : A.R.JOSHI, J. DATED : 19TH JULY, 2010 P.C. 1. Heard rival submissions for sometime. Earlier on previous date i.e. on 7th July, 2010 submissions were heard at length and matter was posted today for getting better particulars from the Investigating Officer as to exact role played by the applicants in the alleged offence punishable under Section 306 of Indian Penal Code. 2 26.apln2814-10 2. Today learned A.P.P. for the State stated that the investigation is already over and the chargesheet is filed. However, he is unable to give any details as to exact role played by the applicants except mentioning that they allegedly assaulted the victim boy when the victim and the minor girl were brought back from Satara. Apparently there are allegations against the applicants that they assaulted the boy when the boy was found having lured the said minor girl and having found that he had taken her away out of her lawful guardianship. On the next day of the assault i.e. on 28.4.2010, the boy consumed some insecticide at the place where his grand-mother was staying. Since then he was unconscious and was under treatment. However, he died on 8.5.2010. Thereafter, belatedly the FIR came to be lodged by the cousin brother of the deceased on 14.5.2010 for the offence punishable under Section 306 of Indian Penal Code. 3. Considering the rival submissions and considering the allegations against the applicants and the prima facie material 3 26.apln2814-10 as to the boy himself consuming the insecticide at some other place, present application can be allowed releasing all the applicants on bail during pendency of the trial. Hence, the order :- :: O R D E R :: [i] Criminal Application No.2814 of 2010 for regular bail is allowed and accordingly disposed of. [ii] The applicants - (1) Appaso Bajirao Patil, (2) Prakash Rajaram Patil, (3) Ashok Rangrao Patil, & (4) Vijay Dinkar Dhanavade, arrested in C.R. No.29 of 2010 of Kurlap police station,Sangli, they shall be released on bail on their executing P.R. bond in the sum of Rs. 15,000/- each (Rs.Fifteen Thousand Only) with one surety for the like amount each. [iii] The applicants after availing the bail shall not directly or indirectly attempt to influence the prosecution witnesses. 4 26.apln2814-10 [iv] The trial Court shall not be influenced by any observations made in the present order so far as merits of the case are concerned. (A.R.JOSHI,J.) ppd