17crn2469-10 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MUMBAI CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.2469 OF 2010 Shankar Sushen Pol. .. Applicant. Vs. The State of Maharashtra .. Respondent. .... Mr.Ujwal R. Agandsurve, Advocate for the applicant. Mr.Y.M. Nakhawa, A.P.P. for the State. .... CORAM : A.R.JOSHI, J. DATED : 6TH JULY, 2010 P.C. 1. Heard rival submissions for sometime on this application for regular bail preferred by the applicant for his release on bail during pendency of the trial for the offences punishable under Sections 306, 498A, 504, 506 read with 34 of Indian Penal Code. 2. Present applicant is the younger brother of the husband of the deceased. Husband is the main accused. In- 17crn2469-10 2 laws of the deceased are other co-accused. Mother-in-law of the deceased was granted anticipatory bail by this Court. 3. On the fateful day, the deceased was found in her house in hanging condition. Apparently nobody else was at the house and in-laws were at their agricultural field. The allegations against the applicant and the co-accused are regarding illtreatment and harassment of the deceased on various counts and mainly allegation of demand of some cash amount of Rs.50,000/- or so. The deceased was not in a position to meet such demands and used to complaint to her relatives including her maternal uncle, the first informant. 4. Present applicant is in custody since 26th February, 2010. Chargesheet is already filed and investigation is over. Considering such circumstances and considering the sweeping allegations against the applicant, he can be released on bail on certain conditions during pendency of the trial. Hence the order :- 17crn2469-10 3 :: O R D E R :: [i] Criminal Application No.2469 of 2010 for regular bail is allowed. [ii] The applicant - Shankar Sushen Pol, arrested in C.R. No.54 of 2010 registered at Karmala police station, shall be released on bail on his executing a P.R. bond in the sum of Rs.15,000/- (Rs.Fifteen Thousand Only) with one surety for the like amount. [iii] The applicant shall not directly or indirectly attempt to tamper with the prosecution witnesses. [iv] The trial Court shall not be influenced by any observations made in the present order while dealing with the case so far as merits of the case are concerned. (A.R.JOSHI,J.)