cra3084.11 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.3084 OF 2011 1) Kashinath s/o Appasaheb Kale, Age-52 years, Occu:Agriculture, 2) Machindra s/o Appasaheb Kale, Age-55 years, Occu:Business, 3) Gorakh s/o Appasaheb Kale, Age-53 years, Occu:Agriculture, 4) Arun s/o Kisan Kale, Age-34 years, Occu:Agriculture, 5) Sanjay s/o Machindra Kale, Age-30 years, Occu:Agriculture, 6) Vijay s/o Machindra Kale, Age-28 years, Occu:Business, 7) Sau. Vandana w/o Kashinath Kale, Age-47 years, Occu:Household, 8) Sau. Lata Machindra Kale, Age-50 years, Occu:Household, 9) Chandrakant s/o Namdeo Rahinj, Age-34 years, Occu:Agriculture, 10) Nandu s/o Nathu Rahinj, Age-35 years, Occu:Agriculture, 11) Arun s/o Laxman Gavade, Age-31 years, Occu:Agriculture, cra3084.11 2 All R/o- Village Kashti, Tq-Shrigonda, Dist-Ahmednagar. ...APPLICANTS. VERSUS The State of Maharashtra, Through Shrigonda Police Station, Taluka and District-Ahmednagar. ...RESPONDENT. ... Shri.Sandeep S. Deshmukh Advocate for Applicants. Shri.N.H. Borade, A.P.P. for Respondent. ... CORAM: T.V. NALAWADE, J. DATE : 29TH JULY, 2011 PER COURT : 1. This Application is filed for anticipatory bail in C.R. No.I-148 of 2011 registered in Shrigonda Police Station, Dist- Ahmednagar, for the offences punishable under Sections 143, 147, 148, 149, 452, 324, 504, 506 of the Indian Penal Code. Papers of investigation were made available. Both the sides are heard. cra3084.11 3 2. The crime is registered on the basis of report given by brother of Nitin Dhage. He has contended that Nitin was assaulted on 11th July, 2011, after 8.00 a.m. Allegations are made that present Applicant No.1 Kashinath and his relatives and others assaulted Nitin with kicks and fist blows and also by using sticks and iron bars. Allegations are made that beating was given to two friends of Nitin also by saying that they were helping Nitin. Allegation is made that the Applicants were saying that Nitin was unnecessarily harassing a daughter of one of the Applicant. 3. Injury certificate in respect of Nitin is produced and it shows that he sustained contusions like imprint injury, caused by hard and blunt object. All the injuries are described as simple injuries. Opinion in respect of one injury was sought from Ophthalmologist. cra3084.11 4 4. Applicants have produced some record to show that Nitin has been harassing a daughter of one of the Applicants. Said daughter had given report on 5th March, 2010. Report was given by father on 6th July, 2011 on the basis of which crime was registered for the offences punishable under Sections 294, 506, 509, 34 etc. of the Indian Penal Code. He has made allegations that even in the night time, Nitin was coming to the house of the girl and he was harassing them. 5. In view of the aforesaid circumstances and considering the nature of offence, this Court holds that anticipatory bail needs to be granted to the Applicants. So, the Criminal Application is allowed. Interim relief granted by this Court by order dated 20th July, 2011, is confirmed. [T.V. NALAWADE, J.] asb/JULY11