IN IN IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL CRIMINAL CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION. APPELLATE JURISDICTION. APPELLATE JURISDICTION. CRIMINAL CRIMINAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION No.2102 of 2007 APPLICATION No.2102 of 2007 APPLICATION No.2102 of 2007 Nitin Shivanand Khanna. ..Applicant. Vs. The State of Maharashtra ..Respondent. Mr D. A. Nalawade, Advocate for the applicant. Ms M. M. Deshmukh, APP for the State. CORAM: CORAM: CORAM: V.C. DAGA,J. V.C. DAGA,J. V.C. DAGA,J. DATED: DATED: DATED: 16TH JULY, 2007. 16TH JULY, 2007. 16TH JULY, 2007. P.C.:- P.C.:- P.C.:- 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant and learned APP for the State. 2. Perused application and the material available on record. 3. The applicant-accused is seeking bail in Crime No.31 of 2007 of Gadhinglaj Police Station registered under Sections 498-A, 306 read with Section 34 of the I.P.C. 4. The applicant’s father and mother have already been granted bail by this Court vide order dated 30th April, 2007. Under the very same order liberty was reserved in favour of the applicant to move for bail after the charge sheet is filed. The charge sheet has already been filed. The statements of the witnesses have already been recorded. There is hardly any possibility of tampering evidence or to pressurise the witnesses, because most of the witnesses against the applicant are from the in-laws side. In this view of the matter, no useful purpose would be served by continuing detention or the custody of the applicant. Applicant-Accused himself is, admittedly, Engineer. He has to settle in his life. He has established business. Entire family is dependant on him. 5. In the above view of the matter, the applicant be released on bail in the sum of Rs. 50,000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount on the following terms and conditions. (a) that he should report to once in a week i.e. on every Saturday between 3.00 to 5.00 p.m. (b) the applicant shall not, directly or indirectly, make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer; (c) the applicant shall not pressurise witnesses and that he shall co-operate with the Investigating agency, if required. 6. This order shall remain in operation till conclusion of the trial. 7. The trial be expedited. (V.C. (V.C. (V.C. DAGA,J.) DAGA,J.) DAGA,J.)