( 1 ) cria4969.11 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 4969 OF 2011 Somnath s/o. Sadashiv Gawli .. Applicant Age. 42 years, Occ. Service, R/o. Newasa Fata, Tal. Newasa, Dist. Ahmednagar, At present – Muktainagar, Tq. Muktainagar, Dist. Jalgaon. Versus The State of Maharashtra .. Respondent Mr. N.S. Ghanekar, Advocate for the applicant. Mr. B.J. Sonawane, A.P.P. for respondent/State. CORAM : R.Y. GANOO, J. DATED : 09.12.2011 P.C. :- 1. Heard learned advocates on both sides. The applicant is arrested in C.R. No. 47 of 2011 of Muktainagar Police Station, Jalgaon, for the offence punishable under sections 302, 201, 120 (B), 498 (A) r/w 34 of the I.P.C. The incident has taken place on 18.03.2011, when Aruna is said to have put herself on fire. The statement of persons working with the present ( 2 ) cria4969.11 applicant do show that the applicant was in college premises at the time when the incident took place. This would eliminate chances of present applicant putting said Aruna on fire. 2. The only material now which is required to be read is as regards allegations, according to prosecution constitute offence under section 498-A of the I.P.C. The marriage between the applicant and Aruna had taken place in the year 1999. The allegations about cruelty are absolutely general. The complaint mentions that the husband and others used to often humiliate Aruna on the ground that she was not beautiful and she did not conceive. According to deceased, present applicant and one lady by name Manisha were having illicit relations and she had instructed Adinath to keep track about the activities of present applicant and said Manisha. Looking to the fact that the marriage subsisted for about 12 years and the allegations about cruelty will have to ( 3 ) cria4969.11 be considered on the background the marriage lasted for 12 years. The present applicant can be released on bail and put to terms. In view of above, following order is passed :- 3. The bail application is granted. It is hereby ordered that the applicant be released on bail in C.R. No.47 of 2011, registered with Muktainagar Police Station, Jalgaon, in the sum of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with one surety in like amount. The applicant shall execute P.R. Bond in the sum of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand). The applicant shall report to the concerned police station on every Sunday between 11.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. for six months. [R.Y. GANOO, J.] snk/2011/DEC11/cria4969.11