1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.4249 OF 2010 Shankar s/o Pandharinath Wath .. Applicant (Orig.Accused) Versus The State of Maharashtra, through Police Station Officer, Police Station, Jintur, Taluka Jintur, Dist.Parbhani ..Respondent Mr.S.S.Rathi, Advocate for applicant Mr.N.R.Shaikh, A.P.P. for respondent-State CORAM : P.V. HARDAS, J. DATE : 25th October, 2010 PER COURT 1. The applicant, husband of deceased Sangita, who had committed suicide on 21.6.2010 and who is an accused in Crime No.90/2010, registered by Jintur Police Station, District Parbhani, under Sections 306 and 498-A of the Indian Penal Code seeks his release on bail. 2. It appears that deceased Sangita and the present applicant were married in April 2008. The allegations against the applicant are that the applicant was ill-treating deceased Sangita and used to starve her. On account of the ill-treatment, deceased Sangita consumed poison on 21.6.2010 and succumbed to her death. The post mortem report reveals that death of Sangita was occurred due to cardio-respiratory arrest due to consumption of insecticide. 2 3. The offence with which the applicant is alleged under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code is punishable with imprisonment which may extend to 10 years. The offence punishable under Section 498-A of the Indian Penal Code is punishable with maximum sentence of three years. In such circumstances, therefore, I am inclined to allow inclined to allow this application. Since charge-sheet has been filed no special conditions need be imposed on the applicant while enlarging him on bail. 4. Accordingly, this criminal application is allowed and the applicant is directed to be released on bail on his executing a P.R. bond in the sum of Rs.15,000/- with one surety in the like amount to the satisfaction of the trial Court on the condition that the applicant shall not tamper with the prosecution witnesses nor shall he attempt to influence the prosecution witnesses. Application allowed accordingly. ( P.V. HARDAS, J.) (vvr/4249.10criappln)