1 mpt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 347 of 2008 Shahanawaz Ibrahim Shaikh & Anr. .. Applicants versus State of Maharashtra .. Respondent ... Mr.B.G. Tangsali for the applicant. Mr. Rajesh More APP for the State. CORAM : D.G.KARNIK, J DATED : 05th February 2008 P.C.: 1. By this application, the applicants seek pre-arrest bail in connection with the crime registered with Ambernath police station under C.R. No.I-400 of 2007 for the alleged offence punishable u/s.498-A, 323 and 406 r/w sec.34 of the IPC. 2. The applicants are the brothers in law 2 (brothers of husband) of the complainant. On 20th October 2007, the complainant lodged a First Information Report with the police wherein she states that she was married on 6th August 2006. At the time of marriage Rs.10,000/- and gold ring was demanded as the dowry by her in laws. She has further alleged that one month after the marriage, the mother in law of the complainant demanded Rs.20,000/- from her under the pretext that they wanted to acquire additional premises. Rs.10,000/- were again demanded by her mother in law and she was being harassed for bringing the money from her parents. 3. There is no specific allegation against the applicants who are the brothers in law of the complainant though a general allegation is made that all in laws were demanding money. The allegation is against the mother in law who has allegedly made demands of money. The mother in law, however has been granted anticipatory bail by the Sessions Judge by an order dated 30th November 2007. 4. Taking into consideration the fact that the mother in law who is the principal accused has been granted bail and that there are no specific allegations against the applicants by name, in my view, the applicants are entitled to pre-arrest bail. 3 Hence, I pass the following order:- O R D E R O R D E R O R D E R . In the event of the arrest of the applicants in connection with the crime mentioned above, each of the applicants shall be released on bail on personal bond of Rs.20,000/- each with one surety of the like amount subject to the condition that the applicants shall not make any inducement or give threats to any of the prosecution witnesses and shall not tamper with the prosecution evidence. . This order shall come to an end after the charge-sheet is filed and whereupon the applicants may, if they so desire, apply to the appropriate court for regular bail. (D.G. KARNIK, J)