IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 1199 OF 2009 1.Sou.Janabai Haribhau Karle 2.Sou.Sunita Shivaji Karle ...Applicants Vs. The State of Maharashtra ... Respondent --- Shri R.D. Suryawanshi for Applicants Shri S.S.Pednekar, APP for State ---- CORAM: V.M. KANADE J. DATED 16TH MARCH, 2009 P.C. 1. Heard the learned Counsel appearing on behalf of the Applicants and the Learned APP for the State. 2. The Applicants are women. The Applicant No.1 is 61 years of age and the Applicant No.2 is 51 years of age. 3. It is alleged by the Applicants that the Complainant in C.R.No.I-23 of 2009 along with others entered the house and started assaulting the members of their family in which two persons were injured. It is submitted that the Applicants had also filed a complaint against the Complainant and others in the present case. After Seven hours, after the complaint was filed by the present Applicants, C.R. No.I-23 of 2009 was registered against the present Applicants. It is submitted that the said complaint is a false complaint and the complainant and others were the main assailants, who had entered their house and started assaulting the Applicants. 4. In the complaint, the role has been attributed to the present Applicants the they had given fist blows and kick blows to the Complainant and others. 5. It is no doubt that 2/3 persons were injured from the Complainant's group also. However, the fact remains that the present complaint has been filed almost after seven hours after the incident had occurred. 6. Taking into consideration the age of the present Applicants and the fact that they are women, in my view, their custodian interrogation is not necessary. 7. The Applicants, therefore, in the event of their arrest, be released on bail for the offences punishable under sections 143, 147, 148, 149, 326, 324, 452, 504, 506 of the Indian Penal Code registered at Kalyan Taluka Police Station, in a sum of Rs.5,000/- each with one or two sureties in the like amount. They shall co-operate with the police and shall report to the concerned police station initially for a period of 3 days from 19th March, 2009 between 11 a.m. & 2 p.m. and, thereafter, twice in a month. 8. Application is disposed of. V.M. KANADE J.