1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUD ICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 185 /2010 [ Govinda Mahadeo Thote vs. State of Maharashtra ) ..................................................................................................................................................................... Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders Court's or Judge's order of directions and Registrar's orders ..................................................................................................................................................................... Mr. A M Quazi Adv. for applicant Mr S B Ahirkar APP for Respondent .......... CORAM : A.P.BHANGALE, J. DATED : FEBRUARY 18, 2010. Heard. 2 The applicant is praying for grant of bail in connection with Cime No. 48/2009 reported at Weltur Police Station Dist. Nagpur initially for offence punishable under sections 307, 498A read with section 34 IPC which came to be subsequently converted into Section 302 IPC after death of alleged victim Meera. It appears the case of the prosecution that alleged victim Meera had married with the applicant on 23rd April,2009; however she was harassed for variety of reasons including suspicion on her character, apart from his alleged inability to do household chores. It is stated in the FIR by the victim herself that the present applicant had abused, assaulted and pushed her causing abrasions and thereafter insecticide meant for spraying on chilly crop contained in a plastic bottle was, administered to her though she was resisting stubbornly. The victim ran away from the house and went towards Police Station where 2 she fell down near the tree situated nearby the Police station. Later on, it appears that she was taken for medical treatment at Bhandara Hospital. The Police Station House Officer from Weltur approached Medical Officer from the General Hospital Bhandara with a request to allow recording of her statement. After Doctor attending the victim certified her to be fit for statement, her statement was recorded at 1.30 p.m. which gave rise to Crime No. 48/2009 under section 307 read with section 498A, 34 IPC etc. It is case of the prosecution that the victim unfortunately could not survive and died as a result of alleged administration of poison to her by the applicant and after she was assaulted inside her house. At the spot of offence white colour plastic tin containing poison was also seized. Another plastic tin described as green colour with label 'warrior' containing some poison was recovered from the spot. Under these circumstances, it appears that plea for bail was rejected by learned Addl. Addl.Sesions Judge Nagpur by order dated 11.2.2010 in which it is observed that the case did not take much time to complete trial while expediting the trial. 3 Under these circumstances, considering that accusations prima facie are very serious in nature and also bearing in mind probability of long sentence of imprisonment in such cases, I think if released on bail, the applicant may likely to tamper with the evidence of close relatives. Hence I am not inclined to grant bail. The trial Court is expected to hear the Sessions case as fast as 3 possible. The observations made herein-above are for limited purpose of deciding the present Application only and the Sessions Court shall not get influenced by the same. Application is rejected. JUDGE sahare