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. 226 OF 2009 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 226 OF 2009 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 226 OF 2009 1. Dhondiram Timma Chavan, 2. Shantabai Dhondiram Chavan ...Applicants vs. The State of Maharashtra ...Respondent Mr.A.B. Vagyani i/b. Mr.Manoj A. Patil for the Applicants. Mr.Rajesh More, APP for the State. CORAM : V.M. KANADE, J. CORAM : V.M. KANADE, J. CORAM : V.M. KANADE, J. DATED : FEBRUARY 18 , 2009 DATED : FEBRUARY 18 , 2009 DATED : FEBRUARY 18 , 2009 P.C. :- P.C. :- P.C. :- 1. Heard Counsel for the applicants and APP for the State. 2. The applicants have been arrested in connection with an offence punishable under Sections 306, 498A of the IPC. The applicants who are the father-in-law and mother-in-law of the deceased were residing separately from their son and daughter-in-law. It is alleged that daughter-in-law committed suicide on account of harassment by her in-laws. Since charge-sheet already has been filed, the continued detention of the applicant, in my view, is not necessary and the trial is - 2 - not likely to commence immediately in the near future. 3. It is alleged that the applicants had a grievance against the deceased that they were not properly treated in the marriage by her parents and they were demanding half tola gold and the accused used to assault her. These are the only allegations against the applicants made by the father of the deceased. There is no allegation of demand of dowry. One allegation is made about the applicant assaulting the deceased. It is the case of the applicants that the grandfather of the deceased also had committed suicide in the year 2006 and father of the deceased also had tried to commit suicide by burning himself and that there was tendency in the family to commit suicide. This is another factor which will have to be taken into consideration. The allegations which are made in the complaint are not of very serious nature. The allegation is that half tola of gold was demanded and that proper treatment was not given to them during marriage. The said grievance is common and that alone cannot be said to be an instigation for committing suicide. - 3 - 4. Under these circumstances, the applicant be released on bail in the sum of Rs.5000/- each with one or two sureties in the like amount in connection with C.R.No.283/2008 registered at Pandharpur Police Station, District Solapur. They shall report to Pandharpur Police Station once in a month. 5. The trial court shall not be influenced by any of the observations made by this court while granting bail to the applicants herein since these observations are of prima facie nature. The trial court shall decide the case on merits and in accordance with law. 6. The application is disposed of. (V.M. KANADE, J.) (V.M. KANADE, J.) (V.M. KANADE, J.)