: 1 : APPA-1120-11 Dixit IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.1120 OF 2011 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.377 OF 2011 Laxmi Mahesh Kalgutkar ... Applicant V/s. The State of Maharashtra, Thru’ MIDC Police Station, Mumbai ... Respondent Smt. I.M. Koparkar for the Applicant. Smt. V.R. Bhosale, APP, for the Respondent. CORAM:V.M. KANADE & A.M. THIPSAY, JJ. DATED :15 TH SEPTEMBER, 2011. P.C. : 1. Heard. 2. This is a second application for bail. Her first application for bail was rejected by this Court on merits by order dated 18th July, 2011. This second bail application is filed on medical grounds. It is submitted that the Applicant is in the advance stage of pregnancy. At the time when she was arrested, on 28th February, 2011, she was not aware that she was pregnant. It is further submitted that the other daughter of the Applicant, who is three years old, is also staying with her in Jail. : 2 : APPA-1120-11 3. Prosecution case is that the Applicant’s husband was taken to the hospital by the Applicant and she had stated that there was a self inflicted injury on his head. Subsequently, however, he died. 4. Taking into consideration, the fact that the Applicant is a woman and she is in advance stage of pregnancy and there is one other daughter, who is three years old, we feel that this is a fit case for grant of bail. 5. The Applicant, therefore, be released on bail on execution of P.R. Bond in the sum of Rs.5,000/-, with one or two sureties in the like amount. 6. Hearing of the Criminal Appeal, however, is expedited. 7. The Criminal Application is allowed and is disposed of. (A.M. THIPSAY, J.) (V.M. KANADE, J.)