IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE SIDE CRIMINAL APPELLATE SIDE CRIMINAL APPELLATE SIDE CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.2951 OF 2008 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.2951 OF 2008 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.2951 OF 2008 Kamlesh H.Kochra .. Applicant. Vs. The State (At the instance of Tilak Nagar Police Station) .. Respondent. Mr.Milan Desai for the applicant. Mr.Y.P.Yagnik A.P.P. for the respondent-State. CORAM: D.B.Bhosale,J. CORAM: D.B.Bhosale,J. CORAM: D.B.Bhosale,J. DATED: 29.09.2008 DATED: 29.09.2008 DATED: 29.09.2008 P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: . Heard Mr.Desai, learned counsel for the applicant and Mr.Yagnik, learned A.P.P. for the State. 2. By this application, the applicant is seeking anticipatory bail in C.R.No.192 of 2008 of Tilak Nagar Police Station, Mumbai. The said crime has been registered mainly under sections 498-A and 406 read with section 34 of the Indian Penal Code. It appears that the marriage of the applicant and the complainant - Sunita was solemnised on 7th July, 2007. After their marriage they were living together with the parents of the applicant at Ulhasnagar. Their relations were cordial initially which started becoming strained on account of Sunita’s alleged demand of separate residence. On the other hand, the allegation made by Sunita is that she was subjected to cruelty by the applicant, his parents and grand father with a view to coercing her to meet their unlawful demand of dowry. It appears that during pendency of the application for anticipatory bail before the trial Court the applicants without prejudice to their contentions deposited an amount of Rs.1,88,430/- in cash with the Tilak Nagar Police Station in pursuance of the statement made by their advocate, which according to Mr.Desai is a cost of the ornaments/stridhan of Sunita. I have perused the complaint and the other material placed before me. In my opinion, this is a fit case to grant anticipatory bail to the applicant. The other accused have already been granted anticipatory bail by the trial Court. Hence I pass the following order: . In the event of arrest, the applicant be released on bail in the sum of Rs.20,000/- with one or two sureties to make up the said amount subject to condition that the applicant shall report to the concerned police station on every alternate day between 6.00 p.m. and 7.00 p.m. till the filing of charge-sheet and thereafter on every 1st and 4th Saturday between 6.00 p.m. and 7.00 p.m. for a period of three months. . The Investigating officer is directed to invest the amount deposited by the accused in a Nationalised bank initially for a period of one year. The amount shall remain deposited till the proceedings are concluded and the amount may be disbursed as per the orders that will be passed in the proceedings by the Sessions Court. (D.B.Bhosale, J.) (D.B.Bhosale, J.) (D.B.Bhosale, J.)