1 abs FARAD CONTINUATION IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 20 OF 2010 Santosh Bhaskar Mombe .. Applicant V/s The State of Maharashtra .. Respondent ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Court's or Judge's Orders Coram, appearances, Court's Orders or directions and Registrar's Orders Mr. K.S. Patil for the applicant. Mr. S.N. Gawade, A.P.P. for the State. CORAM : D.G. KARNIK, J. DATE : 19TH JANUARY 2010 P.C. : 1. Heard. 2. By this application, the applicant seeks bail in connection with C.R. No.205 of 2009 registered at Kothrud Police Station, Pune. The alleged crime is punishable under sections 498- A and 302 of the I.P.C. 2 3. The applicant is the husband of the deceased Manisha Bombe, who is alleged to have been burnt alive on 20th June 2009. Her statement, which is also in the nature of a dying declaration, was recorded by the police on the very day in the hospital. Therein she has stated that while her husband, i.e. the present applicant, was away for work as a labourer, her grandmother-in-law poured rock oil on her body and the mother-in-law lit the fire. The statement does not allege any role to the applicant. In fact, she has stated that the applicant had gone away for labour work when the incident occurred. 4. Mother-in-law and the grandmother-in- law, who are alleged to have set the deceased on fire, have been granted bail by the Sessions Court. The applicant, to whom no role is assigned, therefore is entitled to bail. Hence, I pass the following order: 3 ORDER The applicant be released on bail on executing personal bond of Rs.10,000/- with one surety of the like amount subject to a condition that the applicant shall report to the concerned police station once a month between 1st and 5th day of every British calendar month. (D.G. KARNIK, J.)