1 abs FARAD CONTINUATION IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 41 OF 2010 Gajendra Uttam Andhalkar .. Applicant V/s The 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. Jaydeep D. Mane for the applicant. Mrs. A.A. Mane, A.P.P. for the State. CORAM : D.G. KARNIK, J. DATE : 24TH FEBRUARY 2010 P.C. : 1. Heard. 2. By this application, the applicant seeks bail in connection with C.R. No. 171 of 2009 registered at Vairag Police Station, District Solapur, for an alleged offence punishable under sections 498­A and 306 of the I.P.C. 2 3. The prosecution case is that Sheetal @ Rupali was married to the applicant on 13th February 2009. She was harassed with a demand for Rs.1 lakh for purchase of a pick­up van. As the parents of Sheetal could not pay the amount, the harassment continued and ultimately she committed suicide on 1st October 2009. 4. The applicant is the husband of the deceased. The applicant as well as his father, mother, brother and brother’s wife were arrested. All except the applicants have been released on bail by the Sessions Court. The allegation in the F.I.R. are common against the applicant as well as the other accused. No specific role or overt act of harassment is attributed to the applicant alone. 5. The applicant has been arrested on 3rd October 2009. Investigation has been completed and the charge­sheet has been filed. 3 As such, the presence of the applicant is no longer required for the purpose of custodial interrogation. There is no allegation that the applicant is not likely to be available for trial in the event he is released on bail. There is also no allegation that the applicant is threatening or likely to threaten any of the prosecution witnesses. In the circumstances, the applicant is entitled to the bail. Hence, I pass the following order:­ ORDER The applicant be released on bail on his executing a personal bond of Rs.10,000/­ with one surety of the like amount. (D.G. KARNIK, J.)