1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR Criminal Application No. 1527 of 2010 Sanjay Duryodhan Hade ..VERSUS.. State of Maharashtra, through P.S.O., P.S., Borkhedi, Tah. Motala, Dist. Buldhana Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, Appearances, Courts orders or directions Court’s or Judge’s orders and Registrar’s orders. Mr. A.J.Thakkar, Advocate for the applicant. Mr. S.M.Bhagde, A.P.P. for the respondent-State. CORAM : Prasanna B. Varale, J. DATED : 1 9 th Octo ber , 2010 . Heard. By this application, the applicant is seeking regular bail in Crime No. 34/2010, registered with Police Station, Borkhedi, Dist. Buldhana for the offences punishable under Section 498-A, 304-B r/w Section 34 of I.P.C. The applicant is the husband of victim/deceased Mangala. In the report lodged by the mother of the victim namely Smt. Pramila Bhakre, it is alleged that the applicant/husband and in-laws were ill- treating her daughter Mangala physically and mentally for demand of dowry and because of ill-treatment given to her daughter Mangala by the applicant and in-laws, she committed suicide. Mr. Thakkar, learned Advocate for the applicant has submitted that except the vague allegations, there is no material on record so as to connect the applicant with the death of victim Mangala and involve the applicant in the crime. He, therefore, prayed for grant of bail to the applicant. The State has filed the reply to the application and opposed the application. Learned APP has produced the record for perusal of 2 the Court. Perusal of the reply and the record produced before the Court show that there are the statements of the mother and other relatives that the deceased was subjected to ill-treatment for demand of money. The statement of the mother of victim reveals that though, she tried to arrange money by sell of agricultural field, certain amount was handed over to the in-laws of the victim and inspite of that the victim was again subjected to ill-treatment for demand of more money. The record shows that the death of the victim is caused within a span of 2 years from the marriage. In view of the material collected so far and placed on record by the investigating agency, I am of the opinion that this is not a fit case to enlarge the applicant on bail. In the result, the criminal application is rejected and disposed of as such. JUDGE Diwale