1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR Criminal Application No. 1636 of 2010 Sau Suman Damodar Tambade and another ..VERSUS.. State of Maharashtra, through P.S.O., P.S., Murtizapur, Dist. Akola Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, Appearances, Courts orders or directions Court’s or Judge’s orders and Registrar’s orders. Mr. H.M.Mohta, Advocate for the applicant. Mr. J.B.Jaiswal, A.P.P. For Respondent-State. CORAM : Prasanna B. Varale, J. DATED : 28 th Octo ber , 2010 . Heard. This is an application filed by the applicant for grant of anticipatory bail in Crime No. 181 of 2010 registered with Police Station, Murtizapur for the offences punishable under Section 498-A, 306, 304-B r/w Sec.34 of Indian Penal Code. A report was lodged by one Uttamrao Ughade alleging therein that his daughter namely Jyotsna got married with Ranjit Tambade on 31/3/2010. Soon after the marriage, the husband and in-laws of of his daughter started to ill-treat and harass her physically and mentally for demand of Rs.1,00,000/-. It is further alleged in the report that due to ill-treatment and harassment at the hands of her husband and in-laws, his daughter Jyotsna took poison and died. Learned Advocate for the applicants submits that the applicants are ladies and applicant no.1 is of advance age and has recently undergone surgery of Uterus whereas applicant No.2 has recently delivered a baby child. Learned Advocate for the applicants further submits that apart from general allegations that the victim was subjected to ill-treatment, neither any incident of ill-treatment is stated nor any details are given in the First Information Report. 2 Learned Advocate submitted that main allegations are against the husband and no fruitful purpose would be served by keeping these applicants i.e. lady applicants behind the bars for indefinite period. He, therefore, prayed for grant of pre-arrest bail to the applicant. Learned APP has filed the reply and opposed the application. Learned APP submitted that if the applicants are granted pre-arrest bail, they will not be available for the investigation and they may tamper with the prosecution evidence. He, therefore, prayed for rejection of the application. Perusal of report and the reply show that there are only general allegations of ill-treatment. The apprehension expressed by learned APP can be taken care of by putting the applicants on conditions. In view of the submissions of learned Advocate for the applicants and in view of the record, prima facie case is made out by the applicants for grant of protection. In the result, the application is allowed. The ad-interim protection granted by this Court on 14/10/2010 is confirmed on the same conditions with the following added conditions : The applicants to submit their residential address and contact numbers, if any, such as phone/mobile numbers to the investigating agency. In case the applicant is moving out of the area of police station, Murtizapur, they shall inform the police station about their visit to other place. In case of breach of these conditions, the prosecution agency to take necessary steps in accordance with the provisions of law. JUDGE Diwale