1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.140 OF 2010 Mr.Rafique Hanif Shaikh. ..Applicant. Vs. The State of Maharashtra. ..Respondent. Mr.Amin Solkar for the Applicant. Mr.Y.S.Shinde,APP. for the State. CORAM : R.S. MOHITE, J. DATE : 29th April, 2010 PC : 1 This is an application for grant of regular bail. The applicant has been arrested on 24.1.2009 in connection with C.R.No.I-25/2009 registered by Bhiwandi City Police Station for the alleged offences punishable under Sections 498A, 304B, 406, 323, 504 read with 34 of the I.P.C. The applicant is the husband of the sister in law of the deceased. He was not staying in the premises with the deceased. On perusal of the FIR, I find that there is no demand at the behest of the present 2 applicant and his name is mentioned only in one incident which occured on 21.1.2009. In that incident, it is alleged that her husband assaulted her. There is no assault made by the present applicant. Taking into account the aforesaid facts, I am inclined to grant bail to the applicant. It is therefore, directed that pending his trial in pursuance of C.R. No.I-25/2009 registered by Bhiwandi City Police Station, the applicant may be released on bail in the sum of Rs.20,000/- with one surety in the like amount subject to the condition that he will report to the Investigating Officer once in a fortnight on every first and third Monday s till the disposal of the trial and will not tamper with prosecution witnesses and will remain present on all the dates of the trial, unless exempted. Application is disposed off. 2 Parties to act on a copy of this order duly authenticated by the registry of this court. ( R.S. MOHITE, J.)