IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.2286 OF 2008 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.2286 OF 2008 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.2286 OF 2008 1. Udaysinh Dattajirao Jadhavrao ) 2. Rajkumar @ Yeshwant Dattajirao ) Jadhavrao )..Applicants Versus The State of Maharashtra )..Respondent ---- Shri B.R.Patil i/by Ujwal Agandsurve for the applicants. Shri S.R.Shinde APP for the respondent/State. ---- Coram : R.S.Mohite,J Coram : R.S.Mohite,J Coram : R.S.Mohite,J Date : 5.8.2008. PC 1. This is an application for grant of anticipatory bail. The applicants are the two brother-in-laws of the victim Sunita Ramchandra Jadhavrao. On perusing the record, I find that the incident in question occurred on 22.6.2008 at 8.00 hours in the morning in village mouje Wagholi. The first statement of the victim has been recorded by the officers of the Lonikand police station on 22.6.2008 itself when the Complainant was admitted in the Sasoon hospital and at that time Sunita has given a statement that she was burnt because stove was inflamed. In her : 2 : statement she has stated that her husband tried to extinguish the fire by throwing the water on her person and thereafter she explained the incident to her relatives. 2. After five days on 27.6.2008 she has given another statement that her husband pored kerosene on her person and set her on fire. She has stated that her sister-in-law Usha tried to extinguish the fire by throwing water and at that time the present applicants asked Usha as to why she extinguished the fire because it would be better if the victim expired. It may be stated here that in this statement the victim has made allegations only against her husband. 3. A third statement has been recorded by police on 29.6.2008 in which she talks about the earlier harrassment by the present applicants. 4. In the aforesaid background, I think that in so far as present applicants are concerned, since admittedly, they are not involved in the burning, the investigation can proceed without arrest of these applicants. Prima facie, on the facts, offence of section 307 of IPC may not be attracted against present applicants. In the circumstances, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the present applicants. It is therefore, directed that : 3 : in the event of arrest, the applicants be released on bail in the sum of Rs.10,000/- each with one surety in the like amount subject to the condition that they will report to the Lonikand police station as and when called upon to do so in writing. Application stands disposed off. (R.S.Mohite,J) (R.S.Mohite,J) (R.S.Mohite,J)