..(1).. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.490 OF 2008 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.324 OF 2008 Suresh Daji Sawant. ..Applicant. Versus State of Maharashtra. ..Respondent. .... Mr.Divakar D. Rai, Adv. for the Applicant. Mr.Y.S.Shinde, APP, for the State. .... CORAM : SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J. CORAM : SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J. CORAM : SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J. DATED : 6th May, 2008. DATED : 6th May, 2008. DATED : 6th May, 2008. P.C.: 1. Heard the learned Counsel for the Applicant -orig.accused No.4 and the learned APP for the State. 2. The applicant-orig.accused No.4 has been convicted under Section 304 & 498-A r.w. 34 of IPC. The maximum sentence imposed on the applicant is seven years. The applicant is now seeking bail. 3. The applicant was the husband of Kavita (deceased). The evidence of PW-2 Arun who is the brother of Kavita shows that demand of money was ..(2).. made in June 1997 by the applicant. Kavita stated about the demand to them on 15.9.1997. Thereafter on 26.9.1997, Kavita set herself on fire. From the evidence on record, prima facie, there appears to be close nexus between suicide of Kavita and demand by the accused persons. Hence, I am not inclined to grant bail to the applicant. Application for bail is rejected. . However, in case the Appeal is not heard by 31st October, 2008, liberty to the applicant to prefer a fresh application for bail. (SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J.) (SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J.) (SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J.)