..(1).. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.2319 OF 2008 1. Smt.Manda @ Pankaj Macchindra Chandanshive, & 2. Shri Macchindra Piraji Chandanshive. ..Applicants. Versus Versus Versus The State of Maharashtra ...Respondent. .... Mr.Niranjan Mundargi, Adv. for the applicants. Mr.K.V.Saste, APP, for the State. .... CORAM : SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J. CORAM : SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J. CORAM : SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J. DATED : 22nd July, 2008. DATED : 22nd July, 2008. DATED : 22nd July, 2008. P.C.: 1. Heard the learned Advocate for the Applicants and the learned APP for the State. 2. The applicants are seeking bail in C.R.No.I-59 of 2008 of Kalwa police station, Thane. The said case is under Sections 498A, 306 r/w. 34 of IPC. 3. The applicants are the mother-in-law and father-in-law of Pradnya (deceased). Pradnya was married to the son of the applicants. On 7.3.2008 Pradnya was admitted to the hospital with burn ..(2).. injuries. The dying declaration of Pradnya was recorded wherein she has stated that she caught fire due to accident. In the said dying declaration, Pradnya has not implicated any of the applicants. Pradnya expired on 23.3.2008. Thereafter her father lodged his FIR wherein he has implicated the accused persons. The case of the complainant is that when he had made enquiry with his daughter in the hospital, she informed him that due to fear she has stated in her dying declaration that she sustained burn injuries due to accident. Pradnya sustained burn injuries on 7.3.2008 and till 23.3.2008 she was in the hospital. However, no FIR has been lodged by the complainant till the death of Pradnya on 23.3.2008. If at all Pradnya had actually informed the complainant that it was not a case of accidental fire, the complainant would have lodged his FIR earlier. The incident has taken place on 7.3.2008. However, the FIR is dated 23.3.2008. This delay in lodging the FIR also raises doubt in the mind about the veracity of the complainant. Looking to the all these facts, I am inclined to grant bail to the applicants. ..(3).. 4. The applicants - Smt.Manda @ Pankaj Macchindra Chandanshive and Shri Macchindra Piraji Chandanshive to be released on bail in the sum of Rs.25,000/- with one or two sureties to make up the said amount. The applicant shall report to Kalwa Police Station Thane once in a month, till conclusion of the trial. 5. Criminal Application is disposed of accordingly. (SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J.) (SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J.) (SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J.)