1 abs FARAD CONTINUATION IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 5396 OF 2009 Ganesh Liladhar Pamge .. Applicant V/s State of Maharashtra .. Respondent ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Court's or Judge's Orders Coram, appearances, Court's Orders or directions and Registrar's Orders Mr. H.S. Deshpande for the applicant. Mr. J.P. Kharge, A.P.P. for the State. CORAM : D.G. KARNIK, JJ. DATE : 5TH JANUARY 2010 P.C. : 1. Heard. 2. By this application, the applicant seeks bail in connection with the crime registered vide C.R. No.I-166/2009 for the alleged offence punishable under section 302 of the Indian Penal Code. 2 3. The applicant has been charged with the murder of his father. Statement of the mother of the applicant, who is an eye witness, has been recorded by the police. In the statement, the mother has stated that the deceased was attempting to assault her with a sickle (koyta). The applicant was called for help by the mother. In the scuffle that took place and in an attempt to save the mother, the applicant inflicted a blow of the sickle which resulted into the death of his father. Prima facie, this case appears to be a case either of an accident or exercise of self-defence. There was no pre-meditation and there does not appear to be any intention to cause death. In the circumstances, in my view, the applicant deserves to be granted bail. 4. Hence, I pass the following order: The applicant be released on bail on personal bond of Rs.15,000/- with two sureties of the like amount subject to the conditions that the applicant shall report to the concerned 3 police station once a week on every Monday or Tuesday and shall not leave the jurisdiction of the police station without prior intimation to the police. If the applicant intends to leave the jurisdiction, he shall intimate in advance the place where he is going and the period and the purpose for his leaving the area. (D.G. KARNIK, J.)