1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 4965 OF 2009 1. Mr.Pandharinath Dhondiba Phadke, 2. Mrs.Saraswati Pandharinath Phadke, 3. Mr.Navnath Pandharinath Phadke, 4. Mr.Rajendra Popat Karkhe ...Applicants vs. The State of Maharashtra ...Respondent Mr.Sachin R. Pawar i/b. Mr.Sachin Thombare for the Applicants. Mr.J.P. Kharge, APP for the State. CORAM : V.M. KANADE, J. DATED : NOVEMBER 24, 2009 P.C. :- 1 Heard Counsel for the applicants and APP for the State. 2 The applicants have been arrested for the offence punishable under Sections 498(A), 306, 304B 2 of the IPC by Chakan Police Station in connection with C.R.No.193/2009. 3 The son of the applicants no.1 and 2 got married with the deceased on 20th May, 2009. Deceased Sonali was missing from the house from 25th September, 2009 and her dead body was found on 27th September, 2009 in the well of the applicants agricultural field. A missing complaint was lodged by the husband of the deceased on 26th September, 2009. In the complaint, general allegations which have been made against all the applicants are that they had ill-treated deceased Sonali and demanded Rs.50,000/- to purchase a pick up van. Applicant no. 1 is 80 years old and applicant no.2 is 65 years of age, applicant no.3 is the brother-in-law of the deceased who was residing separately since about 3 to 4 years after his marriage and applicant no.4 is a student who was staying with the present applicants since he was studying in 12th standard. The investigation is almost over and the charge 3 sheet is to be filed. Since no specific role has been attributed to the present applicants and also taking into consideration the fact that the applicants no.1 and 2 are senior citizens and applicant no.4 is boy of 20 years of age and applicant no.3 is residing separately since last 3 years, these applicants deserve to be released on bail. 4 The applicants, therefore, be released on bail in the sum of Rs.5000/- each with one or two sureties each in the like amount. They shall report to the concerned police station once in a month. 5 The application is disposed of. (V.M. KANADE, J.)