Cri. Apln. No. 2348/11 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 2348 OF 2011 Mrs. Durga w/o. Ashok Reshwal, R/o. Borde's Wada, New Nandanwan Colony, Aurangabad. ....Applicant. Versus The State of Maharashtra ....Respondent. Mr. Ajit Kadethankar, Advocate for applicant. Mr. S.G. Nandedkar, APP for State/respondent. CORAM : T. V. NALAWADE, J. DATED : 29th June, 2011. PER COURT : 1. This application is filed for bail. The APP has produced papers of investigation for perusal. Both the sides are heard. 2. The crime at Cr. No. 121/2011 is registered on the basis of complaint given by Smt. Kantabai Mhaske, mother of the deceased. She has made allegations that sister in law of deceased was giving harassment to her and the relatives of the husband were insisting her to bring money from her parents. On 21.4.2011 her son informed her that sister in law of deceased informed him that Lata has sustained burn injuries. After visiting her to hospital, the deceased Lata told her that her sister in law Rita Gawali came to her and she picked up a quarrel. During the quarrel when Rita Gawali threatened that she would set herself on Cri. Apln. No. 2348/11 2 fire by pouring kerosene, the deceased had taken the kerosene can from her and set herself on fire by pouring kerosene on her person. In her first statement, she has made allegations against Rita and present applicant. The present applicant is neighbourer of the deceased and the allegations are made against the present applicant that she was telling false things to Rita Gawali and due to that Rita was giving harassment. APP has submitted that Executive Magistrate has also recorded dying declaration and there are statements of witnesses also. 3. The material collected is mainly against Rita Gawali. Allegations against the present applicant is that she was telling something to Rita Gawali about the deceased Lata. There is no direct allegation against the present applicant that she was picking up quarrel with the deceased. Applicant is behind bars since one month. In view of the nature of the offence, the investigation must have been completed. So this Court holds that this is a fit case to grant bail. 4. So the application is allowed. The applicant is to be released on bail on her furnishing PR and SB of Rs. 15,000/- (Rupees fifteen thousand). She is not to tamper the prosecution witnesses. [ T. V. NALAWADE, J.] ssc/criapln2348/11